[Emblems] LUYKEN, Jan Beschouwing der wereld, bestaande in hondert konstige figuuren, met godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen. Amsterdam, Widow P. Arentz and K. vander Sys, 8vo: [incl. front]-406-[pp. (sl. browning). Contemp. calf, orn. gilt spine with raised bands and label, sprinkled edges (sl. rubbed). Nice copy. First edition ill. with 1 engr. title and half-page engr. emblems by Jan Luyken (1649-and his son Caspar (1672-1708); each with a caption, Bible quotations and a poem. The plates are reduced copies of C. Weigel's "Ethica naturalis" (Nuremberg, ca. 1700). The subjects represent scenes of daily life, the occupations of the months, entertainment, etc. Ref. STCN - Landwher, LC, - Emblem books Leiden - Klaversma/Hannema
[Emblems] LUYKEN, Jan Beschouwing der wereld, bestaande in hondert konstige figuuren, met godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen. Amsterdam, Widow P. Arentz and K. vander Sys, 8vo: [incl. front]-406-[pp. (sl. browning). Contemp. calf, orn. gilt spine with raised bands and label, sprinkled edges (sl. rubbed). Nice copy. First edition ill. with 1 engr. title and half-page engr. emblems by Jan Luyken (1649-and his son Caspar (1672-1708); each with a caption, Bible quotations and a poem. The plates are reduced copies of C. Weigel's "Ethica naturalis" (Nuremberg, ca. 1700). The subjects represent scenes of daily life, the occupations of the months, entertainment, etc. Ref. STCN - Landwher, LC, - Emblem books Leiden - Klaversma/Hannema
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