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Vorstelijcke warande der dieren; waer in de Zeden-rijcke Philosophie, Poëtisch, Morael, en Historiael, vermakelijck en treffelijck wort voorghestelt
Author: Joost van den Vondel (Dutch, 1587–1679)
Marcus Gheeraerts I (Netherlandish, 1521–1636)
Publisher: Dirck Pietersz (Dutch, about 1581–1662)
Marcus Gheeraerts I (Netherlandish, 1521–1636)
Publisher: Dirck Pietersz (Dutch, about 1581–1662)
1617
Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 125 engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 15.7 x 3 cm (7 1/2 x 6 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number65.132
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Amsterdam: Dirck Pietersz, 1617
Catalogue Raisonné
de Vries, De Nederlandsche Emblemata, 73; Landwehr, Dutch Emblem Books, 252a; Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, VII, p. 100, nos. 1-108
Description(Amsterdam: Dirck Pietersz, 1617) Quarto; 132 leaves; contemporary gilt-stamped speckled calf.
Illustrations of fables primarily featuring animals
First edition of Vondel's text; 108 of the engravings were first used in Edward de Dene's fable book of 1567 and 1578. The 17 new engravings were first used here.
Illustrations of fables primarily featuring animals
First edition of Vondel's text; 108 of the engravings were first used in Edward de Dene's fable book of 1567 and 1578. The 17 new engravings were first used here.
ProvenanceBaron Horace von Landau (b. 1824 - d. 1903, stamped inv. no. 2963); William H. Schab, New York; 1965, sold by William H. Schab to the MFA for $225. (Accession Date: February 10, 1965)