Oficina arcularia in qua sunt ad spectantia diverse eximia exempla ex variis autoribus collecta : Bouticque menuserie d'dens laquelle sont comprins les plus notable fondaments, non moins arichesse avecq des nouvelles inventons : Schriner Laden in wilchem begriffen seyn unterscheidtliche schoene Fondamenten zu Nutz deren Constliebhaberen : Schrinwerckers winckelwaer in begrepen sijn de principaelste stucken der schreinwerckers const fondamentlick gestelt ende mit nieuwe inventien verciert door Crispinum Passeum Juni.

Amsterdam: 1642. 20 engraved plates housed in hinged mounts in a blue morocco case. Many of the plates are watermarked with "VS" and a small crescent, and countermark capital R. Tiny wormhole to title. A closed tear in the margin of plate T has been professionally repaired. Occasional short splits, creases, light markings and toned areas usually not affecting the images. Overall an excellent, clean set with wide margins. Second edition. The complete suite of plates from the influential pattern book Oficina Arcularia, depicting existing Dutch and French designs for furniture engraved by the master Crispin de Passe the Younger, of the extraordinary de Passe family of engravers and publishers. Oficina Arcularia is "one of the most important contemporary records of northern European renaissance furniture" and "not only influenced English cabinet makers but set the format for later works of the type" (Weinreb, The Arts Applied, pp 31-32). The multi-lingual title page is evidence for the book's broad market, and it was so influential that today many museum pieces can be identified with specific engravings. Oficina Arcularia was first published in Utrecht in 1621. These plates are from the second edition, which was published in Amsterdam in 1642 and includes all but two of the plates from the first edition and adds eight more. Both editions are uncommon.