78/3176 [Emblemata]. Brontius, N. Libellus de utilitate et harmonia artium tum futuro iurisconsulto, tum liberalium disciplinarum politiorisve literaturae studiosis utilissimus. Antw., S. Cock, 1541, (68) lvs., woodcut printer's mark, 12 (partly repeated) woodcuts in text, contemp. gilt and blindst. calf, sm. 8vo. - BOUND WITH: Idem. Libellus compendiariam tum virtutis adipiscendae tum literarum parandarum rationem perdoces (...). Ibid., idem, 1541, (50)[of 52] lvs., woodcut printer's mark, 20 (of 21) woodcuts in text.

- Ad 1: occas. trifle foxed/ fingersoiled in margins; title-p. sl. soiled and worn in lower blank corner w. sm. dam. spot; old owner's initials on title-p.; occas. sl. wormholed; lacks free endpapers. Ad 2: lacks 2 leaves (G1 (w. woodcut) and G8); one leaf sm. tear (just touching text); occas. contemp. annots.; occas. sl. wormholed; a few leaves trifle foxed; final leaf stained. Frontcover loose; spine-ends dam.

= Ad 1: extremely rare, the first attempt in the Low Countries to publish an emblem book (not in Landwehr, which begins with emblemata published from 1542 onwards). Belgica Typogr. 423; Adams B-2900; BM Dutch, p.42. Ad 2: Belgica Typogr. 422; Adams B-2899; BM Dutch, p.42. Rarely found together in one volume. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIII.