Silenus Alcibiadis, sive Proteus: vitae humanae ideam, emblemate trifariam variato, oculis subijciens ... [Bound with:] Monita amoris virginei, sive Officium puellarum ... Maechden-Pflicht, ofte Ampt der Jonckvrouwen. Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu, [c.1630]. Two parts in one. 4to (242 x 170 mm). 244; 123, [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece, folding engraved plate, full-page engraved illustration, and 96 large circular engraved emblems, the emblems after A van de Venne Minor staining at head of leaves in first part, 2g4 with large repaired tear. Seventeenth century red morocco, covers paneled in gilt, spine with raised bands in six compartments, lettered in the second, the others with a repeat decoration in gilt, marbled endpapers, edges gilt, with expert repairs to joints. Provenance: James Peter (signature dated 1710); William S. Heckscher (1904-1999), noted emblem book scholar (bookplate). Rare edition of two emblem works, including the famous folding plate depicting children at play. The emblems depict various aspects of human life; love, morality and religion, accompanied by texts in Dutch, Latin, and French. Jacob Cats known to the Dutch as "Father Cats," was one of the most popular authors of the golden age of Dutch literature and is best known for his emblematic works. Cats Catalogus, 177 (both works); Landwehr, Emblem & fable books, 113 & 136; de Vries, 84 & 63.
Silenus Alcibiadis, sive Proteus: vitae humanae ideam, emblemate trifariam variato, oculis subijciens ... [Bound with:] Monita amoris virginei, sive Officium puellarum ... Maechden-Pflicht, ofte Ampt der Jonckvrouwen. Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu, [c.1630]. Two parts in one. 4to (242 x 170 mm). 244; 123, [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece, folding engraved plate, full-page engraved illustration, and 96 large circular engraved emblems, the emblems after A van de Venne Minor staining at head of leaves in first part, 2g4 with large repaired tear. Seventeenth century red morocco, covers paneled in gilt, spine with raised bands in six compartments, lettered in the second, the others with a repeat decoration in gilt, marbled endpapers, edges gilt, with expert repairs to joints. Provenance: James Peter (signature dated 1710); William S. Heckscher (1904-1999), noted emblem book scholar (bookplate). Rare edition of two emblem works, including the famous folding plate depicting children at play. The emblems depict various aspects of human life; love, morality and religion, accompanied by texts in Dutch, Latin, and French. Jacob Cats known to the Dutch as "Father Cats," was one of the most popular authors of the golden age of Dutch literature and is best known for his emblematic works. Cats Catalogus, 177 (both works); Landwehr, Emblem & fable books, 113 & 136; de Vries, 84 & 63.
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