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Thirty-three large allegorical or emblematic drawings, all except the last on religious or moral subjects, written in about 1520-1530 at Brussels by Gielis van den Hecke
Subjects include 'Reformatio languentis anime', 'Speculum Timoris', ' Scutum Fidei', 'Ecce Homo', ' Stella Maris', 'Ecclesia' and the like, in the style of the early block books: all with Latin poems descriptive of the drawings, and nearly all with Dutch poems in addition. The numerous Latin sentences in the drawings are in red, blue, or black. The last drawing (fol. xxxii) is a glorification of Brussels, her religious houses and great men: the corresponding verses point out that…
Collection:
Douce Manuscripts
Shelfmark: MS. Douce 373
Extents: 38 Leaves
Dates:
written in about 1520-1530 at Brussels by Gielis van den Hecke