Jan van der Veen / Salomon Savery - Zinne-beelden oft Adams appel (Emblems Book) - 1662

1662 EMBLEMS BOOK by Jan van der Veen (ca. 1587-1659), a Dutch poet, also called the Deventer Poet or the Deventer Father Cats. He was best known for his collection of poems 'Zinnebeelden oft Adamsappel' (Symbols of Adam's Apple), in which he describes and rejects human sins, texts with a moralistic character, comparable to, for example, those of Jacob Cats, Johan de Brune and Dirk Rafaëlszoon Camphuysen. This edition is richly illustrated with 51 copper engravings by Salomon Savery (1594–1666) a Dutch engraver and painter. Beautiful 18th century marbled calfskin binding with rich decorations and titles on the spine, in very good condition. Van der Veen wanted to put on the public stage the old and iniquitous misuse of life, by censuring, mocking, deploring and loathing the vices through emblems, songs and sonnets. This emblem work by Van der Veen is followed by his popular songs in the end of the book. COMPLETE BOOK. References; World Cat OCLC n°934766109; USTC n°1843517; J. Landwehr, Emblems and Fable Books printed in the Low Countries, 1542-1813 (1988), no. 842; M. Praz, Studies in Seventeenth-Century Imagery (2nd. ed., 1964), p.522-523; Eddy K. Grootes: The Emblem Tradition and the Low Countries, pp 243-259; Den Haag, Netherlands Koninklijke Bibliotheek Shelfmark: 2105 A 166; Short Title Catalogue Netherlands n°841888582; Hollstein XXIV,181 (1642 edition); Scheurleer p.156 (1642 edition); A. Adams, S. Rawles and A. Saunders, A Bibliography Of French Emblem Books (2 v., 1999-2002), vol. II. no. F.585, p.526-8; Visscher, L.G. (1854), Leiddraad tot de geschiedenis der Nederlandsche letterkunde - 1e deel. Utrecht: W.F. Dannenfelser.

TITLE : Zinne-beelden oft Adams appel...(Symbols of Adam's Apple...)
AUTHORS: Jan van der Veen (ca. 1587-1659), illustrations by Salomon Savery (1594–1666)
PUBLISHER: Abraham de Wees, boeck-verkooper, printed in Amsterdam, second edition (colophon: Campen, printed by G. vander Tollen, 1661)
DATE: 1662, Dutch text

DESCRIPTION: In 8vo size, height 154 x width 104 mm (6.1 by 4.1 inches). Pages [16], 356 [i.e. 456], [6], 138, some errors in pagination but COMPLETE BOOK. Beautiful 18th century marbled calfskin binding with rich decorations and titles on the spine, all in good condition. Minor loss of 2-3 letters from the title and traces of restoration. Text and illustrations intact and in good condition, with stains and browning most evident on the title and the first 8 pages, some scattered stains and oxidation here and there, traces of woodworm in the lower white margin on several pages, without affecting the text or engravings, which remain intact. Overall, a good copy with a fine antique binding in good condition. COMPLETE EDITION.

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