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![Miniature of Virgin and Child [Flight into Egypt?], large initial on gold, linefiller, full border design.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1459/12/31/miniature-of-virgin-and-child-flight-into-egypt-large-initial-on-gold-linefiller-e569a3-640.jpg "Miniature of Virgin and Child [Flight into Egypt?], large initial on gold, linefiller, full border design.")
![Double-sided page [fol. CCLXXXV, {Zy?} derselben zeyt leynd von zweyen künigen Philippo von Macedonia unnd Ptolomeo künig von Egypto... (King Philip of Macedonia and Ptolemy of Egypt)]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1505/12/31/double-sided-page-fol-cclxxxv-zy-derselben-zeyt-leynd-von-zweyen-kunigen-philippo-eafb76-640.jpg "Double-sided page [fol. CCLXXXV, {Zy?} derselben zeyt leynd von zweyen künigen Philippo von Macedonia unnd Ptolomeo künig von Egypto... (King Philip of Macedonia and Ptolemy of Egypt)]")
![Double-sided page [fol. CCLXXXV, {Zy?} derselben zeyt leynd von zweyen künigen Philippo von Macedonia unnd Ptolomeo künig von Egypto... (King Philip of Macedonia and Ptolemy of Egypt)]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1505/12/31/double-sided-page-fol-cclxxxv-zy-derselben-zeyt-leynd-von-zweyen-kunigen-philippo-433750-640.jpg "Double-sided page [fol. CCLXXXV, {Zy?} derselben zeyt leynd von zweyen künigen Philippo von Macedonia unnd Ptolomeo künig von Egypto... (King Philip of Macedonia and Ptolemy of Egypt)]")
![[Explicatio idoli aegyptiaci barcinone inuenti.] Anterior pars.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1666/12/31/explicatio-idoli-aegyptiaci-barcinone-inuenti-anterior-pars-ea4620-640.jpg "[Explicatio idoli aegyptiaci barcinone inuenti.] Anterior pars.")
![[Explicatio idoli aegyptiaci barcinone inuenti.] Posterior pars.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1666/12/31/explicatio-idoli-aegyptiaci-barcinone-inuenti-posterior-pars-f5ecb7-640.jpg "[Explicatio idoli aegyptiaci barcinone inuenti.] Posterior pars.")
![[Bust portraits.] Horatius Gentilesco, Artemesia Gentilesca, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-horatius-gentilesco-artemesia-gentilesca-459c12-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Horatius Gentilesco, Artemesia Gentilesca, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Paulus Pontius Antverpien., Lucas Vorstermanus Antm., [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-paulus-pontius-antverpien-lucas-vorstermanus-antm-8e664d-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Paulus Pontius Antverpien., Lucas Vorstermanus Antm., [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Vincentius Iustinianus Marghio Basan., [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-vincentius-iustinianus-marghio-basan-10413f-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Vincentius Iustinianus Marghio Basan., [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Iohannes Bolonie, Peterus Breugel Bredanus, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-iohannes-bolonie-peterus-breugel-bredanus-00a31d-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Iohannes Bolonie, Peterus Breugel Bredanus, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Carolus. Patin. Med. D. Prof., Gabr. Car. Patina., [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-carolus-patin-med-d-prof-gabr-car-patina-453787-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Carolus. Patin. Med. D. Prof., Gabr. Car. Patina., [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Giovanni da Fiesoli Dominicanus Monac., [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-giovanni-da-fiesoli-dominicanus-monac-004026-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Giovanni da Fiesoli Dominicanus Monac., [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Thomas Planschet Parisiensis, I. Iacob Thurneyser Basileensis, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-thomas-planschet-parisiensis-i-iacob-thurneyser-basileensis-e3e051-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Thomas Planschet Parisiensis, I. Iacob Thurneyser Basileensis, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Bartholome: Boham Noribergensis, Iacob Binckius Pictor et Sculptor, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-bartholome-boham-noribergensis-iacob-binckius-pictor-et-sculptor-2a2c6d-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Bartholome: Boham Noribergensis, Iacob Binckius Pictor et Sculptor, [...]")
![[Head-piece.] Nobilissimi atq; Strenui Domini Joachimi â Sandrart in Stockaw, Serenisi mi Ducis Neoburgici Consiliari Vita atg opera [...] Argumentum.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/head-piece-nobilissimi-atq-strenui-domini-joachimi-a-sandrart-in-stockaw-serenisi-e144c6-640.jpg "[Head-piece.] Nobilissimi atq; Strenui Domini Joachimi â Sandrart in Stockaw, Serenisi mi Ducis Neoburgici Consiliari Vita atg opera [...] Argumentum.")
![Portrait.] Par son tres humble serviteur R. Collin [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/portrait-par-son-tres-humble-serviteur-r-collin-cf9901-640.jpg "Portrait.] Par son tres humble serviteur R. Collin [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Francesco Salviati Florentinus, Baccio Bandinel Forentin., [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-francesco-salviati-florentinus-baccio-bandinel-forentin-1b1a6a-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Francesco Salviati Florentinus, Baccio Bandinel Forentin., [...]")
![Serenissimæ Venetorum Reipubicæ [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/serenissimae-venetorum-reipubicae-630cd6-640.jpg "Serenissimæ Venetorum Reipubicæ [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Matthæs Merianus Matthæi Filius, David Klocker Ehrnstrahl Hamburgensis, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-matthaes-merianus-matthaei-filius-david-klocker-ehrnstrahl-hamburgensis-75b547-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Matthæs Merianus Matthæi Filius, David Klocker Ehrnstrahl Hamburgensis, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Gulianno da S. Gallo, Piero di Cosimo, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-gulianno-da-s-gallo-piero-di-cosimo-88b1cf-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Gulianno da S. Gallo, Piero di Cosimo, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Melanthus Cycionius, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-melanthus-cycionius-597e38-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Melanthus Cycionius, [...]")
![[Plate. Top scene is group of men pointing out their shadows on the ground; bottom scene is artist using lamp to project shadows onto a wall.]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/plate-top-scene-is-group-of-men-pointing-out-their-shadows-on-the-ground-bottom-3ba8d3-640.jpg "[Plate. Top scene is group of men pointing out their shadows on the ground; bottom scene is artist using lamp to project shadows onto a wall.]")
![[Bust portraits.] Titiano Uccello da Cadoor. Venet., Arioste Poeta Ferrariensis, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-titiano-uccello-da-cadoor-venet-arioste-poeta-ferrariensis-b61b13-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Titiano Uccello da Cadoor. Venet., Arioste Poeta Ferrariensis, [...]")
![[Head-piece.] Præfatio.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/head-piece-praefatio-a220b5-640.jpg "[Head-piece.] Præfatio.")
![[Bust portraits.] Iohannes Ab Eyck-Fland, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-iohannes-ab-eyck-fland-81f70c-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Iohannes Ab Eyck-Fland, [...]")
![[Head-piece.] Partis Secundæ Academiæ Pictoriæ Liber Secundis de vita & encomiis [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/head-piece-partis-secundae-academiae-pictoriae-liber-secundis-de-vita-and-encomiis-ac6447-640.jpg "[Head-piece.] Partis Secundæ Academiæ Pictoriæ Liber Secundis de vita & encomiis [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Lucas A. Leyden S. Lugdun BA., Quintin Mes Sies Antverpie, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-lucas-a-leyden-s-lugdun-ba-quintin-mes-sies-antverpie-c80dac-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Lucas A. Leyden S. Lugdun BA., Quintin Mes Sies Antverpie, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Polygnotus Athen. Pic., Polygnot. Thas. Pic., [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-polygnotus-athen-pic-polygnot-thas-pic-2f2c84-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Polygnotus Athen. Pic., Polygnot. Thas. Pic., [...]")
![[Plate. Parts of skeleton, nude man pulling sock over leg.]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/plate-parts-of-skeleton-nude-man-pulling-sock-over-leg-0a533e-640.jpg "[Plate. Parts of skeleton, nude man pulling sock over leg.]")
![[Bust portraits.] P. Ath. Mat. Kircher, Gal Galilila. Mat., [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-p-ath-mat-kircher-gal-galilila-mat-0a31cb-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] P. Ath. Mat. Kircher, Gal Galilila. Mat., [...]")
![[Coat-of-arms bookplate.] The right honorable Francis North Baron of Guilford 1703 [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/coat-of-arms-bookplate-the-right-honorable-francis-north-baron-of-guilford-c73c6d-640.jpg "[Coat-of-arms bookplate.] The right honorable Francis North Baron of Guilford 1703 [...]")
![[Tail-piece.] Cap. XI.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/tail-piece-cap-xi-900224-640.jpg "[Tail-piece.] Cap. XI.")
![[Head-piece.] Partis Secundæ Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis Liber Tertius.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/head-piece-partis-secundae-academiae-picturae-nobilis-liber-tertius-7077c4-640.jpg "[Head-piece.] Partis Secundæ Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis Liber Tertius.")
![[Bust portraits.] Michael Mirevelt, Iacobus Callot, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-michael-mirevelt-iacobus-callot-f134c8-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Michael Mirevelt, Iacobus Callot, [...]")
![[Tail-piece. Nobilissimi atq; Strenui Domini Joachimi â Sandrart in Stockaw, [...] cont.]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/tail-piece-nobilissimi-atq-strenui-domini-joachimi-a-sandrart-in-stockaw-cont-f58f47-640.jpg "[Tail-piece. Nobilissimi atq; Strenui Domini Joachimi â Sandrart in Stockaw, [...] cont.]")
![[Tail-piece.] Caput IX, De Picturis Historicis.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/tail-piece-caput-ix-de-picturis-historicis-c29242-640.jpg "[Tail-piece.] Caput IX, De Picturis Historicis.")
![[Tail-piece.] Index.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/tail-piece-index-4d3f15-640.jpg "[Tail-piece.] Index.")
![[Bust portraits.] Homerus, Heraclitus, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-homerus-heraclitus-7d7ff1-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Homerus, Heraclitus, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Plato, Theophrastus, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-plato-theophrastus-88bc8b-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Plato, Theophrastus, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Adam Van Oort, Octavio Van Veen, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-adam-van-oort-octavio-van-veen-c6c3aa-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Adam Van Oort, Octavio Van Veen, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Mat Grunwald Aschafenburgensis, Barthel Geham Noribergenensis, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-mat-grunwald-aschafenburgensis-barthel-geham-noribergenensis-b94059-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Mat Grunwald Aschafenburgensis, Barthel Geham Noribergenensis, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Anna Felicit Neubergerin, Carl Gustau Ambling Nori, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-anna-felicit-neubergerin-carl-gustau-ambling-nori-7d5754-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Anna Felicit Neubergerin, Carl Gustau Ambling Nori, [...]")
![[Head-piece.] Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis atque eruditæ pars secunda, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/head-piece-academiae-picturae-nobilis-atque-eruditae-pars-secunda-442633-640.jpg "[Head-piece.] Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis atque eruditæ pars secunda, [...]")
![[Head-piece.] Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis atque eruditæ pars prima, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/head-piece-academiae-picturae-nobilis-atque-eruditae-pars-prima-32a933-640.jpg "[Head-piece.] Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis atque eruditæ pars prima, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Albrecht Durer Senior, Albrecht Durerus Noribergensis Iunior, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-albrecht-durer-senior-albrecht-durerus-noribergensis-iunior-7b17f0-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Albrecht Durer Senior, Albrecht Durerus Noribergensis Iunior, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Giovanni Cimabue, Gaddo Gaddi, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-giovanni-cimabue-gaddo-gaddi-595747-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Giovanni Cimabue, Gaddo Gaddi, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Iohannes Holbein Senior Augustanus, Sigismundus Holbein Augustanus, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-iohannes-holbein-senior-augustanus-sigismundus-holbein-augustanus-2207d6-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Iohannes Holbein Senior Augustanus, Sigismundus Holbein Augustanus, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Raphael Sanzio d. Urbino, Antonio da Corregio, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-raphael-sanzio-d-urbino-antonio-da-corregio-2d4758-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Raphael Sanzio d. Urbino, Antonio da Corregio, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Parasius Ephesius, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-parasius-ephesius-21c611-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Parasius Ephesius, [...]")
![[Title page.]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/title-page-6a4b8c-640.jpg "[Title page.]")
![[Bust portraits.] Giovanni Bellino Venet., Andreas Mantegna Mantuan., [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-giovanni-bellino-venet-andreas-mantegna-mantuan-ff4008-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Giovanni Bellino Venet., Andreas Mantegna Mantuan., [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Ioos Maurer Tigurinus, Tobias Stimer Schafhusanus, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-ioos-maurer-tigurinus-tobias-stimer-schafhusanus-3559bf-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Ioos Maurer Tigurinus, Tobias Stimer Schafhusanus, [...]")
![[Head-piece.] Juventuti, Pictoriæ.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/head-piece-juventuti-pictoriae-f60b1b-640.jpg "[Head-piece.] Juventuti, Pictoriæ.")
![[Bust portraits.] Michel Le Blon Francofurtensis, Ægidius Sadeler Antverpensis, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-michel-le-blon-francofurtensis-aegidius-sadeler-antverpensis-d85a97-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Michel Le Blon Francofurtensis, Ægidius Sadeler Antverpensis, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Giorgio Vasari d'Aretso., Iosephus Arpinus, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-giorgio-vasari-daretso-iosephus-arpinus-b22658-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Giorgio Vasari d'Aretso., Iosephus Arpinus, [...]")
![[Tail-piece.] Pictura Lineas Amat. Partis Secundæ Libri II. Præfatio.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/tail-piece-pictura-lineas-amat-partis-secundae-libri-ii-praefatio-818716-640.jpg "[Tail-piece.] Pictura Lineas Amat. Partis Secundæ Libri II. Præfatio.")
![[Bust portraits.] Iulio Romanus Mantuan., Francesco Mazzoli Parmigiano, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-iulio-romanus-mantuan-francesco-mazzoli-parmigiano-7169c0-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Iulio Romanus Mantuan., Francesco Mazzoli Parmigiano, [...]")
![[Tail-piece.] Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis Partis Secunda Præfatio [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/tail-piece-academiae-picturae-nobilis-partis-secunda-praefatio-142cc1-640.jpg "[Tail-piece.] Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis Partis Secunda Præfatio [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Iohannes Pocksbergerus, Franz Flores Antverpiensis, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-iohannes-pocksbergerus-franz-flores-antverpiensis-f4bc64-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Iohannes Pocksbergerus, Franz Flores Antverpiensis, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Iohan Torrentius Amstelrodamensis, Wendelinus Dieterlinus Argentoratensis, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-iohan-torrentius-amstelrodamensis-wendelinus-dieterlinus-argentoratensis-790bd3-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Iohan Torrentius Amstelrodamensis, Wendelinus Dieterlinus Argentoratensis, [...]")
![[Head-piece.] Partis Secundæ Academiæ Pictoriæ Liber Prymus de vita & encomiis, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/head-piece-partis-secundae-academiae-pictoriae-liber-prymus-de-vita-and-encomiis-1877f1-640.jpg "[Head-piece.] Partis Secundæ Academiæ Pictoriæ Liber Prymus de vita & encomiis, [...]")
![[Tail-piece.] Cap. XXIII, Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/tail-piece-cap-xxiii-academiae-picturae-nobilis-9c659f-640.jpg "[Tail-piece.] Cap. XXIII, Academiæ Picturæ Nobilis.")
![[Bust portraits.] Barth. Mo. Rillius. Pic., Susanna De Sandrart, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-barth-mo-rillius-pic-susanna-de-sandrart-7f24e9-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Barth. Mo. Rillius. Pic., Susanna De Sandrart, [...]")
![[Bust portraits.] Francisco de Quenot alias Fiamengo Bruxellanus, Peter de Laar alias Bambots Harlemensis, [...]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1683/12/31/bust-portraits-francisco-de-quenot-alias-fiamengo-bruxellanus-peter-de-laar-3e3b4d-640.jpg "[Bust portraits.] Francisco de Quenot alias Fiamengo Bruxellanus, Peter de Laar alias Bambots Harlemensis, [...]")
![Coupe et profil de magnifiques bâtiments de Luxxor [Luxor]. (a. Obélisque, b. Statue colossale, c. Portail, d. Partie d'un portique, e. La grande colonade, f. Petite colonade, h. Portique, i. Salon, l. Temples couvert, m. Corridor, o. Vestibule, p. Portique, q. Vestibule.)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1780/12/31/coupe-et-profil-de-magnifiques-batiments-de-luxxor-luxor-a-obelisque-b-statue-1f1bb0-640.jpg "Coupe et profil de magnifiques bâtiments de Luxxor [Luxor]. (a. Obélisque, b. Statue colossale, c. Portail, d. Partie d'un portique, e. La grande colonade, f. Petite colonade, h. Portique, i. Salon, l. Temples couvert, m. Corridor, o. Vestibule, p. Portique, q. Vestibule.)")
