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contemp. vellum (stained), blind rules and central tool on covers, flat spine. Some marg. stains or
traces of use, increasing marg. dampstain touching the last 6 pl., otherwise good copy.
€ 300/500
1.
The set of the beggars, 30 pl. + n. 30 in double, 12,5/13 x 8 cm; numb. 1-30. incl. engr. title "Nudus, inops,
mutilus, vili revolutus arena (...) beata tibi". Complete set.
2.
Set of 15 pl. from an unidentified suite, +/- 12,5
x 9,5 cm; engr. names on pl. 1, numb. 1-15. Pl. 1 pictures a young man wearing a hat, sitting on a rock, the
other pl. represent various figures (pl. 4 : a woman fighting a snake, pl. 5 : an old man wearing a basket,
etc.).
Ref.
Hollstein II, p. 87, 156-185 and ?
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[Bloemart, Abraham, after] - BLOEMAERT, Frederik -
The drawing-book of Abraham
Bloemaert, s.d. Set of 97 etchings publ. by Visscher, most 18/20 x 14/16 cm (large margins).
Kept in a modern box. Some mouldy traces, some stains, some marg. tears or defects, etc.
€ 2500/3000
Incomplete set of the 2nd ed. incl. numb. 1 (= "Première partie contenant les parties du visage et des têtes,
Nicolaus Visscher excudit...",
chiaroscuro pl.
, mouldy), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 26, 27, 28, 30,
31, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 49 (= "Seconde partie contenant des mains et des pieds..."), 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 58,
61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69 (= "Troisieme partie, contenant des figures légèrement ombrées..."), 70, 71, 72, 73, 74,
75, 76, 79 (margins shorter), 82 (yellow stains), 85, 86, 90, 94 (+ duplicate in
chiaroscuro
), 95 (
chiaroscuro
pl.
), 97, 98, 99, 100 (repaired central tear), 102 (yellow stains), 103, 108 (stained + duplicate in
chiaroscuro
), 109, 110, 111 (yellow stains), 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118 (yellow stains), 119 (= "Sixieme
partie contenant des figures finies et quelques groupes..."), 121, 123, 124, 127 ("Winter"), 130, 133, 134, 137
(
chiaroscuro pl.
, mouldy), 138, 139, 141, 142 (= "Septieme partie contenant des compositions ou sujets
historiés"), 143, 145 (+ duplicate in
chiaroscuro
, mouldy), 146, 147 (margins dampst.), 148, 149, 153, 154
(yellow stains), 156, 157, 158, 159, 163, 165. The 1st ed. contained 120 pl., the 2nd and following 167.
Ref.
Cp. Hollstein II, p. 65, 94-213 & ibid, p. 86, 36-155 (both 120 pl.).
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BOLSWERT, Schelte Adams -
22 engravings, s.d., +/- 12/13 x 9/9,5 cm (most large margins);
engr. names and titles. Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout. Good general condition.
€ 150/200
Later (19th c.) impression of a set of pl. picturing saints : Agnes (3 different), Barbara, Catharina (3 diff.),
Maria Magdalena (5 diff.), Dominicus, Franciscus Xaverius, Ignatius de Loyola, Jesus Dei filium (2 diff.),
Ioannis, Joseph (2 diff.), Petrus poenitens & Rochus.
10
[Book devil] - Tytinillus
, Germany, 17th c., engraving, c. 11,4 x 5,8 cm (sl. soiled). Very good
copy with strong impression.
Cfr. ill.
€ 250/350
The upper half shows a devil dressed as a pedlar with a crutch, carrying a load of books, and in the
background 2 churches (German type). The lower half consists of 16 ll. of Latin text (Inc. "Canonicas Horas,
si devote legis, oras"), urging the viewer/reader to meditate God's words and not to let the devil take over
one's speech and twist it. Tytinillus (or rather Titivillus) has been described as collecting idle chat that
occurs during church service, and mispronounced, mumbled or skipped words of the service, to take to Hell
to be counted against the offenders. He is also called the "patron demon of scribes" (and later of printers !)
causing them to write (or print) gross errors.
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[Book illustrations] - 12 woodcut ill.
from Ludolphus de Saxonia's "Vita Christi", Antwerp, H.
Eckert van Homberch, 1503. Various sizes, b/w, 11 trimmed around the picture, 1 with Ducht
text around (right margin defect., underlaid). Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout. Sl.
brown. otherwise good general condition.
€ 250/350
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[Book illustrations] - 5 handcol. woodcut ill.
, begin. 16th c. Various sizes, most complete ff., 1
trimmed. Stuck by upper corners or edge under passe-partout. Some marg. stains or sm. lacks of
paper otherwise good condition.
€ 300/400
Nice collection of vividly handcol. ill. from books publ. Mainz, Schoeffer, 1505, Strasburg, J. Grüninger,
1502 (2, 1 stained), Strasburg, M. Hupfuff, 1513 and Wittenberg, L. Seuberlich, 1506.
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[Book illustrations] - 6 woodcut ill.
from Ludolphus de Saxonia's "Vita Christi", Antwerp, H.
Eckert van Homberch, 1503. Various sizes, b/w but 1 handcol., with Ducht text around and on
verso. Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout. Sl. brown.
€ 200/300
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[Book illustrations] - 8 woodcut ill.
, begin. 16th c. Various sizes, +/- trimmed around the
picture. Stuck by upper corners or edge under passe-partout. Some marg. stains or sm. lacks of
paper otherwise good condition.
€ 250/350