Drexel Geremia. - Recta Intentio. Emblemi. - 1634

Drexel Geremia. Recta Intentio omnium humanarum actionum amussis. Colonia Agrippina, Cornelio von Egmond, 1634. Rare seventeenth-century edition of the famous symbolic treatise by the celebrated German literary man and writer. The work, emblematic and symbolic, addresses the theme of recta intentio as a fundamental measuring instrument to evaluate the morality and value of every human action. Binding in modern card-covered style antique. Title in a gilt block on the spine. Artistic frontispiece figurative. Illustrated by two emblematic full-page plates. Dimensions 12x7, pp. 12 nn., 416, 2 nn. Excellent condition.