Theatrvm omnivm scientiarvm, sive, Apparatvs qvo exceptvs fvit exc.mvs princeps d. Innicvs de Gvevara et Tassis, comes de Oñate & Villamediana, &c. ac Neapolitani regni prorex sapientissimvs, in Neapolitana academia in instavratione stvdiorvm anni MDCXLIX : cvm post sedatos Neapolitani regni tvmvltvs tanto principe avspice neapolitana Pallas armorvm tvrbine pene abrvta capvt erexit.

Errata, last leaf.Added engraved t.p. by N. Perrey, incorporating port. presumably of the Count of Onnate. The engraved emblematic ill. are printed separately within engraved strapwork ornamental borders. Tail-pieces, ornamented initials.The emblematic ill. appear on the 3rd p. of bifolia, with motto at the head, verse epigram below, and prose explanation on the facing 2nd p. The 1st and 4th p. of the bifolia are blank. The emblems are arranged in two sequences: Emblemata I-XXIX, and Phrenoschemata I-XXV. There follow a section of Lyricae scriptiones (Odes I-XXI), nine full-page engraved Icones scientiarum with prose explanations on facing pages, Giovanni Battista Cacace's oration in praise of the Count of Onnate, and a section of rhetorical specimens.Mode of access: Internet.Centered on front pastedown is armorial bookplate of M. Lugol. Ownership inscriptions at foot of engraved t.p. (partly effaced) and above ornament on main t.p.; the latter reads: Ex domo J. Mae. Montium.Binding: old (but not original) vellum. Title written on spine