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Avity, Pierre d', sieur de Montmartin, 1573-1635, Eembd, Govert vander, fl. 1720, ill · 1621 · t'Amsterdam : bÿ Jan Evertsen Cloppenburch · 123 pictures

A 1621 Dutch world history and geography published in Amsterdam by Jan Evertsen Cloppenburch, written by Pierre d'Avity and illustrated with oval-framed engraved portraits of rulers and dignitaries. The four engravings show bust-length men in period dress, with inscribed oval borders naming each sitter, ruffs, armour, fur-trimmed robes and tall caps, offering a designer a consistent portrait-medallion format with lettered frames.

World history · Geography · Orders of knighthood and chivalry · Monasticism and religious orders

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