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Author: Aesop
Woodcuts by: Christoffel van Sichem II (Dutch, about 1581–1658)
Printer: Joannes Ravesteyn (Dutch, 17th century)
Woodcuts by: Christoffel van Sichem II (Dutch, about 1581–1658)
Printer: Joannes Ravesteyn (Dutch, 17th century)
1672
Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 47 woodcuts
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 10 x 1.5 cm (6 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1935
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Amsterdam: Joannes Ravesteyn, 1672
Catalogue Raisonné
Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, XXVII, p. 44, no. 31; Landwehr, Fable Books of the Low Countries, 66
Description(Amsterdam: Joannes Ravesteyn, 1672) Octavo; 80 leaves; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled calf binding.
Illustrations from Aesop's Fables, supplemented by the "battle of the frogs and the rats."
Illustrations from Aesop's Fables, supplemented by the "battle of the frogs and the rats."
ProvenanceJohn Nicoll; James Marquis of Carnarvon; acquired 1922 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.