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An impeccable copy of this charming emblem book from the library of J.W. Six
Zinne-poppen, alle verciert met rijmen en sommighe met proze: door zijn dochter Anna Roemers.
Amsterdam, Johannes van Ravesteyn, 1669. 12mo (140 x 80 mm).[XIX] p., 196 openings, [9] p.
Engraved title page, engraving of a fool in the prelims and 193 engravings (85 x 63 mm), of which 184 by Claes Jansz. Visscher.
Vellum laced case binding. Author and title in ink written on the spine. The third edition of one of the best Dutch emblem books, both for its forcible text and its clear and well-cut engravings, which are typical for the Dutch engraver Claes Jansz. Visscher (1547-1620) instead of the tradiotional mythological iconography, he takes simple objects and scenes of daily life.
Roemer Visscher (1547-1620) was a succesful business man who treasured the company of poets, writers, painters and singers. He published this collection of emblems, partly inspired by Camerarius' Symbolorum et emblematum centuriae of 1595, after he had turned 65.
This book was first published in two editions, an oblong 4to and a 12mo one in 1614. Daughter Anna (1583-1651) added short poems to the 12mo editions of 1669 and 1678.
- Provenance: Ex libris of J.W. Six on upper paste down.
- Literature: Landwehr 874; Praz 531; Emblem books in Leiden 516; De Vries, Ned. Emblemata 56; Waller 1780 (ed. 1678).
- Condition: Very good copy. Very attractive in all senses.
Engraved title page, engraving of a fool in the prelims and 193 engravings (85 x 63 mm), of which 184 by Claes Jansz. Visscher.
Vellum laced case binding. Author and title in ink written on the spine. The third edition of one of the best Dutch emblem books, both for its forcible text and its clear and well-cut engravings, which are typical for the Dutch engraver Claes Jansz. Visscher (1547-1620) instead of the tradiotional mythological iconography, he takes simple objects and scenes of daily life.
Roemer Visscher (1547-1620) was a succesful business man who treasured the company of poets, writers, painters and singers. He published this collection of emblems, partly inspired by Camerarius' Symbolorum et emblematum centuriae of 1595, after he had turned 65.
This book was first published in two editions, an oblong 4to and a 12mo one in 1614. Daughter Anna (1583-1651) added short poems to the 12mo editions of 1669 and 1678.
- Provenance: Ex libris of J.W. Six on upper paste down.
- Literature: Landwehr 874; Praz 531; Emblem books in Leiden 516; De Vries, Ned. Emblemata 56; Waller 1780 (ed. 1678).
- Condition: Very good copy. Very attractive in all senses.
€ 2.950
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