[Huys (Franz, 1517-1562)] [Pourtraicture ingenieuse de plusieurs facons de Masques], 14 plates only (from a set of 18), engravings, after Cornelis Floris (1508-1575), lacking engraver's initials, first published by Hans Leifrinck, [Antwerp, circa 1555], bound with Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527-?1606), Multarum variarumque protractionum ..., frontispiece and 12 engravings of ornamental cartouches, and Variarum protractionum ..., frontispiece and 14 engravings of ornamental cartouches, both published by Gerard de Jode, Antwerp, 1555, bound with Jacob Floris the Elder (1524-1581), Compertimenta pictoriis Flosculis Manubissq ..., frontispiece and 15 engraved ornamental designs, engraved by Pieter van der Heyden (1525-1569) after Floris, published by Hieronymous Cock, Antwerp, 1567, each leaf c. 255 x 190 mm., various 16th century watermarks, mostly uniform to each suite, contemporary numbering in brown ink, occasional surface dirt and browning, finger-soiling, curled corners and handling creases, bound in contemporary limp vellum from an early 16th century notarial document, 4to, worn, [circa 1555-1567]

⁂ An impressive collection of 57 plates of ornamental design including a group of mascheroni, or 'grotesques'. The group of 14 engravings after Cornelis Floris are composed of forms of sea creatures, shells, fruit and leaves, and are assembled in the 'grotesque' style derived from ancient Roman prototypes; the remarkable designs are also reminiscent of the composite heads produced slightly later by Guiseppe Archimboldo (1526-1593).