Encomivm mvsices quod ex Sacris Litteris concinnabat Philip. Gallaeus. Iconibus exprimebat pictor celeberrimus Io. Stradanus. Versibus illustrabat doctissimus Io. Bochius, urbi Antverp. à secretis.
facsimile (2 preliminary leaves, 16 plates), 4 unnumbered pages ; 20 x 29 cm
OCLC
ocm00404621
Facsimile (reduced) of the original edition in the Paul Hirsch library at Cambridge.
A collection of Flemish engravings (some of which are signed by Adriaen Collaert) depicting musical events from the Bible. A paraphrased Biblical quotation in Latin hexameters is at foot of each engraving. The musical instruments represented are mostly those in use in the 16th century.
"Encomium musices" ([4] p. at end) signed: Otto Erich Deutsch.