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DE ONWAARDIGE WERELD, Vertoond in Vyftig Zinnebeelden, Met Godlyke Spreuken En Stichtelyke Verzen.
Published by By Antoni en Adrianus Schoonenburg, Amsterdam: 1749., 1749
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp. (3), 208 (10) + PLUS Engraved title and Fifty (50) emblematic plates engraved in taille-douce. Thick paper. 16mo. Nice 19th century half leather binding. First edition of an extremely important and powerful Dutch emblem book. Landwehr 395; Veeghen/Kellen 684. Jan Luyken (also called Johannes Luiken / Luycken / or Luykens) was an Amsterdam born artist, engraver, and poet. He was a very important and versatile etcher in the period after Rembrandt. He was baptized in the Lamist Mennonite Church in 1673, and by 1675 he fell under the sway of the mystical fire surrounding the followers of Jacob Boehme. Closely attached to a few kindred spirits (including his son, Caspar), he lived in seclusion and worked on his etchings and poems. His artistry is distinguished by its clarity, detail, and power. This is among the most famous of his works. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NW16 RtStk Language: eng.
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Acht-en-dertig konstige zinnebeelden: met dichtkundige uitleggingen verrijkt, door Een liefhebber der Nederduitsche poëzy
Published by Bernardus Mourik, Amsterdam, 1737
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [8], 77pp., [4]. 4to (197 x 157mm). Engraved title vignette and 38 copperplate engraved emblems by Crispin de Passe the Elder derived from Elegantissimorum emblematum corpusculum (no. 64). The circular emblematic engravings are for the "lover of Netherlandish poetry," each with a Latin caption and distich, below a Dutch motto and distich. Contemporary vellum; (some light staining, mostly marginal as engravings remain fresh and bright). From the collection of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, their ownership label on front pastedown. First edition of this finely engraved Dutch Emblem book on for the "lover of Netherlandish poetry." In 1589 Crispin de Passe, publisher and engraver, settled in Cologne where he remained until 1611, before fleeing to Utrecht. This work on poetry is one of Crispin s lesser-known works but the engravings are still a fine example of the Utrecht Mannerism style and technique. The 38 emblematic engravings of his figures and scenes are exaggerated in proportion and exist in a vibrating landscape. Utrecht Mannerism is among the most sophisticated and celebrated works of Dutch Art, which forms the "Dawn of the Golden Age." Emblem books flourished after the Renaissance and made use of a vastly wider vocabulary of subject matter, which had become available through the revival of classicism. The emblem book had by far the largest audience amongst the literature of symbolism. Praz, p. 246; Landwehr 9.
