Tafereelen Der Eerste Christenen, Bestaande in 92 Konst-Prenten van Jan Luiken, Berymt door Pr. Langendyk en Cl. Bruin
by Luiken, Jan [spelled more commonly Luyken], illustrator. Pr. [Pieter] Langendyk and Cl. [Class] Bruin
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Barend Visscher, 1722. Full Calf. Very Good. 8vo. Unpaginated, but 92 leaves, with an illustration covering about two-thirds of every recto, for a total of 92 illustrations of lives of the early Christians, with plenty of gore, torture, and gladiatorial action to make the blood curdle and speak to those with an aversion for the purely devotional. The imagery is well within the tradition of high Dutch Baroque and in this, transcends the subject matter or not infrequently, ties in the subject matter with contemporary Dutch life. Not in Brunet or Landwehr. Some occasional light foxing but mostly clean. Tight. Calf boards appear to have had a coat of shellac or the like slapped on at some point, rendering an appearance not unlike plywood. Spine has dryness and rubbing along joints. Spine label with small chip.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001948
- Title
- Tafereelen Der Eerste Christenen, Bestaande in 92 Konst-Prenten van Jan Luiken, Berymt door Pr. Langendyk en Cl. Bruin
- Author
- Luiken, Jan [spelled more commonly Luyken], illustrator. Pr. [Pieter] Langendyk and Cl. [Class] Bruin
- Format/Binding
- Full Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Barend Visscher
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1722
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- Spine Label
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- Tight
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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- Spine
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.