"Charles Leeson Prince(?) 1878" written on end paper., 1636 issue with t.p. 1638?, BEIN GfL29 b636a: Without errata on verso of p. 117 at end and without index. Madan 832(?). Title-page is not inserted as Madan states it is in both the 1636 and 1638 issues. In this copy it is conjugate to leaf 4. The folded table, blank on verso, follows the 4th preliminary leaf., Engraved t.p., signed: Will: Marshall. sculpsit. 1638. At foot of t.p.: editio Postrema. Head and tail pieces., Greek and Latin on opposite pages., and Signatures: 4, A-N8, O1, p2-8, Y4.
At the center of the plate is a windowed room with a skull, some chemistry glassware, a mortar and pestle, and a few books. Beneath this image is a caduceus with the phrase Ο ΒΙΟΣ ΒΑΧΥΣ (in Greek this means A SHORT LIFE). Several stenciled lion-type creatures create a border around the image.
Subject (Name):
Bailey, Francis W.
Subject (Topic):
Apothecary jars, Books, Caduceus, Chemical apparatus, Lion, Physicians, and Skull
A shield at center, upon a flat, wide monument. Against an argent field stands a tall, leafy tree with a smaller shield at its center. This shield, against an azure field, presents a rampant lion with three stars surrounding him; two above, one below. At the helm of the larger shield is a knight's helmet, backed by long and wavy leafing. At the crest, atop a torse, is an armored right-handed arm grasping a laurel wreath. Between the shield and the monument is a drapery with an or field, and a small caduceus within a triangle. A motto in the border of the drapery reads ΑΝΕΧΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΕΧΟΥ. The center design is flanked by two men—the one on the left dressed in long flowing robes; the one on the right also in robes, with a long fur-trimmed mantling and a chapeau on his head. Beneath the entire image is a larger, wider banner with the title text upon it.