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XII CARDÏNALIUM FÏETATE DOCTRINA<br />
REBUS QUE GESTÏS MAXIME ÏLLUSTRIUM<br />
IMAGINES ET ELOGIA (1598)<br />
14 engravings<br />
The series consists of a title page with a portrait of Albert<br />
of Austria on the title page, twelve portraits of famous<br />
Renaissance cardinals and concludes with a portrait of<br />
pope Adrian VI, the only pope from the Netherlands. In<br />
six cases Philips Galle reused engravings from his series of<br />
portraits, respectively: Jimenez de Cisneros, Sadoleto,<br />
Bembo, Fisher, Hosius and Adrian VI.These portraits have<br />
hence been engraved by Philips Galle himself and not by<br />
his sonTheodoor, as is die rest of the series.Andreas Schorr<br />
was most probably the author of the texts in letterpress<br />
and of the verses underneath the newly engraved por<br />
traits.<br />
On the verso of the tide page (AÍ recto) the index and a<br />
short bibliography is set in letterpress.Then follows, also<br />
in letterpress, a three page Latin introduction signed<br />
"Theodorus Gallaeus, Philippi F.Antverp." and dedicated<br />
to Albert of Austria (page A2 recto and verso, A3 recto).<br />
On page A3 verso is printed a letterpress text accompa<br />
nying the first portrait (Francesco Jimenez dc Gsneros,<br />
A4 recto), then follow standard on die left page a text in<br />
letterpress and on the right page the corresponding<br />
engraving.. On the last page (D4 verso) the approbatio by<br />
the Antwerp theologian and canon Silvester Pardo<br />
(Bruges 1553 - Antwerp 1605) is printed in letterpress:<br />
"Mac XII ..... Datum Antverpiae III. Non. Ja-/ nuarij,<br />
Anno M.D.XCVIIL/ Silvester Pardo, S. Theol.<br />
Licentiatus, Cathedr. Be-/ clesiae Ant. Canonicus,<br />
Librorumque Censor." The letterpress text was set and<br />
printed by the Plantin Press.<br />
Lit.:<br />
Bibliotheca Belgica, vol. VI, pp. 193-197; Belgica<br />
Typographies, vol. I, p. 91, no. 1221<br />
Copies:<br />
Antwerp (Stedelijk Prentenkabinet, Museum Plantin-<br />
Moretus, Antwerpen, complete series), Antwerp<br />
(Stadsbibliotheek, Antwerpen, Augsburg (Staats- und<br />
Stadtbibhothek, Augsburg, Brussels (Prentenkabinet,<br />
Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, Brussel; Cabinet des<br />
estampes, Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ier, Bruxelles, two<br />
copies, both complete series), Brussels (Koninklijke<br />
Bibliotheek Albert I, Brussel; Bibliothèque Royale Albert<br />
Appendix 2 G<br />
302<br />
1er, Bruxelles, complete series), Chicago (Newberry<br />
Library, Chicago, Dresden (Kupferstich-kabinett der<br />
Staatliehen Kunstsammlungen,Dresden, complete series),<br />
Ghent (Centrale Bibliotheek,Rijksuniversiteit Gent, two<br />
copies, Gotha (Landes-bibliothek, Gotha, Hannover<br />
(Niedersächsische Landesbibliothek, Hannover, Leeuw-<br />
grden (Provinciale Bibllotheek Friesland, Leeuwarden,<br />
Liège (Bibliothèque Générale, Université de Liège,<br />
London (British Library,The British Museum, London,<br />
Louvain (Centre General de Documentation, Univer<br />
sité Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Madrid<br />
(Gabinetc de estampas y beilas artes,Biblioteca Nacional,<br />
Madrid, complete series), Munich (Bayerische Staat-<br />
bibliothek, München, two copies, Naples (Biblio-teca<br />
Nationale "Vittorio Emmanuele III', Napoli, Paris (Cabi<br />
net des estampes,Biblio-thèque Nationale,Paris, complete<br />
series), Purls (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Paris<br />
(Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris, Paris (Bibliothèque de la<br />
Sorbonne, Paris, EscorÏ&! (Bihlioteea del Monasterio San<br />
Lorenzo de el Escorial, Escorial, complete series),<br />
Washington (Folger Shakespeare Library,Washing-ton),<br />
Washington (Library of Congress, Washington<br />
1<br />
TITLE PAGE WITH A PORTRAIT OF ALBERT<br />
OF AUSTRIA (1598)<br />
17.6 x 12.8 cm.<br />
Underneath portrait, at centre of engraving:<br />
i 8<br />
ALBER<br />
TUS CARD. AR CHIEF TOLETAN. ARCHIDUX<br />
AUSTRIAE BELGICAR. PROVINCIAR.<br />
GUBERN."<br />
Slightly lower, in cartouche: "XII/ CARDINALIUM/<br />
PIETATE DOCTRINA/ REBUSQ. GESTIS/<br />
MAXIME ILLUSTRIUM/ IMAGINES/ ET ELO<br />
GIA." (seven lines).<br />
In lower left corner: "Theodorus/ Gallaeus/Antverp./ in<br />
aes/ incidit." (four lines).<br />
In lower right corner: "Philippus Gallaeus/ Antverpiae/<br />
excudit/ CIC[in reverse]. IC[in reverse]. XCVIIL" (four<br />
lines).<br />
At bottom centre, in cartouche: "SERENISS. PRINCIPI<br />
ALBERTO/ MAXIMILL II./ IMP. F. ARCHIDUC<br />
AUSTRIAE/ S.R.E. CARDIN. ET ARCHIEP. TOLE-<br />
TANO/ BELGICAE PROVINCIAL PRO REGE/<br />
CATHOLICO GUBERNATORI" (srx lines).<br />
In the upper half the portrait of Albert is engraved, at the