Beschouwing der wereld, bestaande in hondert konstige figuuren, met godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen.

Amsterdam, Widow P. Arentz and K. vander Sys, 1708

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Lot description

8vo: [8, incl. front]-406-[2] 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 100 half-page engr. emblems by Jan Luyken (1649-1712) 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 160515173. - Landwher, LC, 499. - Emblem books Leiden 301. - Klaversma/Hannema 909.