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Firginis.-] THE INFANCY OF PRINTING. xxxvii
ments; whereas the Dutch has but ix. It will be seen, therefore,
from this description, that the present copy partakes, in part, of the
characteristics of the Dutcli edition ; but is, in other respects, dinerent
from either. If barbarity of execution be a criterion of the second or
Dutch impression, and sharpness and neatness of the more ancient one,
this copy may be safely classed among the most ancient impressions
extant.
For the sake of those who may come into the possession of frag-
ments of this very rare volume, I subjoin fac-similes of three of the
smaller groups, and a description of the principal objects in each
impression. The first £ inscription ’ always means the one on the
left hand.
Impression.
I. A group of four women: one crowned, and eneircled with a
glory; the other, encircled with a glory only: tlie first re-
presenting the Virgin Mary, the second the Church:
behind them is a label, with the following motto : ‘ Oscu-
letur me osculo oris suo quia meliora sunt vbera tua vino:’
Before them is another label with the following inscription,
* Veni in ortum meum soror mea sponsa messui uurram
meum cum aromatibus meis.’ To the right is a field, in
which are men, habited like monks, threshing and gather-
ing corn: See Heinecken, p. 374.
II. The Virgin within a flame of glory: three women to the left,
one to the right: two inscriptions.
III. A group of four women, distinguished as before : two inscrip-
tions : the first ‘ Trahe,’ &c.
IV. Three women sitting, a fourth standing at a distance, with
her right hand elevated. Two inscriptions: the first * En
dilectus,’ &c.
V. Three women following the Virgin, who has a radiated crown:
Two inscriptions : the first ‘ Qualis.’
VI. The Church sitting, with the Virgin (always represented with
the radiated crown) asleep, having her head in the lap of the
former. Three women kneeling at a distance. Some deer
in the back ground. One inscription : * Adiuro vos,’ &c.
VII. The Virgin and Church sitting, and eating grapes. A vine-
yard in the back-ground. Three women, apparently
ments; whereas the Dutch has but ix. It will be seen, therefore,
from this description, that the present copy partakes, in part, of the
characteristics of the Dutcli edition ; but is, in other respects, dinerent
from either. If barbarity of execution be a criterion of the second or
Dutch impression, and sharpness and neatness of the more ancient one,
this copy may be safely classed among the most ancient impressions
extant.
For the sake of those who may come into the possession of frag-
ments of this very rare volume, I subjoin fac-similes of three of the
smaller groups, and a description of the principal objects in each
impression. The first £ inscription ’ always means the one on the
left hand.
Impression.
I. A group of four women: one crowned, and eneircled with a
glory; the other, encircled with a glory only: tlie first re-
presenting the Virgin Mary, the second the Church:
behind them is a label, with the following motto : ‘ Oscu-
letur me osculo oris suo quia meliora sunt vbera tua vino:’
Before them is another label with the following inscription,
* Veni in ortum meum soror mea sponsa messui uurram
meum cum aromatibus meis.’ To the right is a field, in
which are men, habited like monks, threshing and gather-
ing corn: See Heinecken, p. 374.
II. The Virgin within a flame of glory: three women to the left,
one to the right: two inscriptions.
III. A group of four women, distinguished as before : two inscrip-
tions : the first ‘ Trahe,’ &c.
IV. Three women sitting, a fourth standing at a distance, with
her right hand elevated. Two inscriptions: the first * En
dilectus,’ &c.
V. Three women following the Virgin, who has a radiated crown:
Two inscriptions : the first ‘ Qualis.’
VI. The Church sitting, with the Virgin (always represented with
the radiated crown) asleep, having her head in the lap of the
former. Three women kneeling at a distance. Some deer
in the back ground. One inscription : * Adiuro vos,’ &c.
VII. The Virgin and Church sitting, and eating grapes. A vine-
yard in the back-ground. Three women, apparently