3 parts in 1 vol. in-4to, [20], 174, [24], 16 pp, with 2 engraved titles, elegant portrait of Abr. Van Goorle by Jacob (II) de Gheyn with a Latin poem by Hugo Grotius and 150 plates. The first series of 101 plates depict 196 signet rings with their stones, followed by 49 plates with 196 signet images with their type of stones. Some age-toning in the text part, but the plates are very fine. Contemporary vellum binding, gilt fleurons on spine
"Ref. Cicognara 279 ; New Hollstein De Gheyn 245 (portrait). Abraham Van Goorle assembled a number of collections, which included his celebrated cabinet of ancient seals and rings, which are described and illustrated in this work; after his death, this collection was acquired in 1610 by Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612). This edition is thought to be a later issue of the first edition published in Delft or Leiden, c. 1601; it is possible that it was issued with or intended to accompany the edition of Pomponio Gaurico's De sculptura liber, probably published in Antwerp in 1609"
