Encomivm mvsices quod ex Sacris Litteris concinnabat Philip. Gallaeus. Iconibus exprimebat pictor celeberrimus Io. Stradanus. Versibus illustrabat doctissimus Io. Bochius, urbi Antverp. à secretis.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605
Other Authors: Galle, Philippe, 1537-1612, Collaert, Adriaen, d. 1618, Deutsch, Otto Erich, 1883-1967, Boch, Jean, 1555-1609
Format: Book
Language:Latin
Created: [Cambridge, Eng., W. Heffer & sons ltd., 1943]
Series:Harrow replicas. ; no. 6
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Item Description:Facsimile (reduced) of the original edition in the Paul Hirsch library at Cambridge.
A collection of Flemish engravings (some of which are signed by Adriaen Collaert) depicting musical events from the Bible. A paraphrased Biblical quotation in Latin hexameters is at foot of each engraving. The musical instruments represented are mostly those in use in the 16th century.
"Encomium musices" ([4] p. at end) signed: Otto Erich Deutsch.
Physical Description:facsim. (2 p. l., 16 pl.), [4] p. 20 x 29 cm.