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