Pessimorum pessimum, et optimorum optimum, sive, Linguae incompositae vitia et linguae ordinatae remedia, : emblematicè expressa, carminibusquè explicata : ad usum loquacium, ut linguam compescant, ad usum prudentium, ut linguam custodiant /
Pauwels, Jean-Antoine-François,1747-1823.
Fruytiers, Lodewyk Joseph,1713-1782.
Antverpiae, : Typis J.P. De Cort, in plateâ, dictâ de Lombaerde-vest, sub signo Bibliorum aureorum.,
[1774]
Praz, M. Emblem books (2nd ed.),
Landwehr, J. Emblem and fable books printed in the Low Countries,
Abridged Latin adaptation of the author's Hedendaegsche lang-tonge af-gebeeld. Cf. Landwehr.
Imprimatur (p. 32) dated Oct. 3, 1774.
Signatures: [A]-B⁸.
Illustrations: 25 prints : engraving ; plate mark 6 x 8 cm. Signed: L. Fruytiers f. Emblems (vices of the tongue and their remedies on opposite pages, each accompanied by 10 lines of Latin verse); "partly derived, partly inspired by those of [A. de Bourgogne's] Linguae vitia et remedia [1631]"--Praz.
Two woodcut ornamental headpieces and one tailpiece.
Emblems
Belgium Antwerp.