Lot 1203
1203
EMBLEM/FABLE BOOKS -- MOONS, J. Sedelycken Vreughden-bergh verthoonende door sinne-beelden den Leersaemen Handel voor de onedelycke Dieren aen de verkeerde, Beest-aerdighe Wereldt. Op-Ghemaeckt Van verscheyde soo Grieksche, als Latynsche Schryvers. Het eerste deel (all). Antwerp, H. v. Dunwalt, 1682. (18), 571, (13) pp. W. full-p. clerical armorial engr. (Van der Poorten?) preceding the engr. ti., engr. ti. and 31 engr. emblems engr. by G. Bouttats, all in cont. hand colouring. Sm-8°. Cont. vellum. (Front side a bit dam., leaf 1c1 a bit dam. but without serious loss of text, paper flaws in places (but without loss of text), some traces of use, but a good copy).
Part of Moon's emblematical cycle the 'Sedelyck Vermaeck Tonneel'. The title presents this work as 'Het eerste deel', but to our knowledge a second part was never published. - Rare work. Landwehr 575 (does not mention the armorial engr. and title engr. and has only 12 preliminary pages); Visser, Emblem Books in Leiden, 371 (also 12 preliminary pages); Praz, p. 432.€ 400
result € 700
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