Le Mirouër armorial dans lequel se voyent les armes de beaucoup de maisons nobles de ce Royaume et pays estrangers,
with the ornaments of all the dignitaries (...). With a way of connotation and to make connotation by engraving the metals and colors which compose them (...).
Paris - à l'enseigne des Armes - 1610
- Format : In-4.
- Number of volumes : 1 volume.
- Binding : Bound.
- Language : Français
Binding full blond basane. Spine with raised bands with red morocco pieces and golden florets. Triple golden net framing the boards with fleurs-de-lis in spandrels, fenders redone. Fresh interior. Book entirely engraved by Pierre Nolin, ornamental engraver, comprising (complete) 1 frontispiece title, 1 false title, 1 dedication to the Minister of Justice, the Marquis de Chasteauneuf, and 60 beautiful plates engraved with a burin.
ORIGINAL EDITION dedicated to the Keeper of the Seals of L'Aubespine, of this very rare armorial.
It is one of the first heraldic works to systematically use the hatching system for the expression of metals and enamels, which was only developed in the 1630s.
In good condition.
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