Regia via crucis. Auctore d Benedicto Haefteno Ultraiectino. Reformati Monasterij Affligeniensis Ordinis S. Benedicti Praeposito.
by (RUBENS) Haeften, Benedictus van.
Antwerp (Ex officina Viduae Henrici Verdussen), 1728.. xvi, 404, (24)pp. Engraved title-page after Peter Paul Rubens. 38 full-page emblematic engravings, engraved head- and tail-pieces, printers device to penultimate leaf. 19th century marbled boards, 1/4 red morocco gilt in five compartments with vellum label. Ample margins. First published in 1635, this important counter-reformation devotional emblem book guided readers through the stations of the cross. Haeften commissioned Rubens to design the title-page, which was engraved by Cornelis Galle at the artist's request. The 38 engravings within the text were executed by the atelier of the Galle family. This copy lacking the half-title. Booksellers inkstamp to the front free endpaper. (Inventory #: B243458-1)