2685 - 3623 OLD and RARE BOOKS
- Frontisp. loosening; occas. sl. (finger)soiled; 2x sl. stained in the image; final few lvs. trifle wormholed. Spine-ends chipped; corners showing.
= First published in 1642-1649. De Backer/ Sommervogel II, p.144ff (first and second ed.); Kat. Orn. Berlin 4714 (first ed.); Cicognara 823 (first ed.); Fowler 108 (first ed. of part 1 only); Millard French Books 63 and 64 (first and second ed.): "Jean Dubreuil became a Jesuit in 1642 and spent several years in Rome. His work on perspective is probably the most influential ever published expressly for the use of a lay audience. (...) Dubreuil is opposed to the revolutionary and universal method of Gerard Desargues." (p.155).
- Vol. 1 and 2 partly (sl.) foxed; vol.1 one leaf misbound; vol.2 first quire misbound; vol. 1-3 stamp of Amstelkring on first free endpaper. Backstrips of vol. 1-3 dam.
= From the library of the artist W.G.F. Oversteegen (owner's entry in all vols. on first free endpaper). Arntzen/ Rainwater M418: "A thorough report by a contemporary writer of the late phase of Dutch painting. Treats artists after 1750; complements Houbraken and Van Gool."
- Lacks 1 plate. Sl. foxed; plates occas. sl. yellowed; library stamp on title-p. Extremities sl. worn; shelfticket on spine.
= Rare study of geometric perspective with special attention to (drawing) shadows. Poggendorff I, p.708.
- Lower blank margins sl. irregularly cut. Top of spine frayed.
= Kunst op schrift 81: "Beschrijving van antieke beelden in Rome. Van belang zijn ook het voor- en nawoord (over de imitatio)."
- Broken on hinge; bookplate on first free endpaper; final part partly sl. waterst. in blank outer margin.
= Kunst op schrift 4-6.
- Final textleaf corners restored. = Kunst op Schrift 93.
- Frontisp. creased in lower margin and splitting along part of the platemark (strengthened on verso); 2 fold. plates reattached to textp. (1 fold. plate w. brown glue stains along left border; 1 fold. plate splitting on folds and w. (closed) tear in inner blank margin; owner's entries on title-p.; sl. fingersoiled mainly in lower margin/ corner margin almost throughout. Vellum soiled and upper joint split.
= The first edition of "Goeree's most important contribution to the theory of proportions" (Bolten p.214).
BOUND WITH: Idem. d'Algemeene Bouwkunde, Volgens d'Antyke en Hedendaagse Manier (...). Ibid., idem, 1681, 1st ed., (16),213p., engr. frontisp., title-vignette.
= Kunst op Schrift 99.
- Contents occas. trifle foxed. Paper over covers (sl.) worn; backstrips (sl.) cracked.
= Arntzen/ Rainwater H96: "Biographical accounts of Netherlandish painters, a continuation of Houbraken."
Houbraken, A. De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (...) zynde een vervolg op het Schilderboek van K. v. Mander. The Hague, J. Swart, C. Boucquet and M. Gaillard, 1753, 2nd rev. ed., 3 vols., (10),381,(10); (2),361,(7); (4),408,(7)p., engr. frontisp., portr. of the author, 42 plates with 1 to 4 portraits of Dutch painters and 5 other (fold.) plates, some textengrs., bound unif. w. the above.
- Pages largely uncut. Paper over covers (sl.) worn; backstrips (sl.) cracked.
= Chamberlin 2008: "As valuable for the 17th cent. in the Low Countries as Van Mander is for the 16th"; Arntzen/ Rainwater H97: "Important source"; Kunst op schrift 422-424. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIX.
(Dezallier d'Argenville, A.J.). Tooneel der uitmuntende schilders van Europa, en byzonderlyk van Nederland, zedert de vinding' der olieverw' tot Anno MDCCL (...) 1e deel [all publ.]. The Hague, Mattheus Gaillard, 1752, LXXX,(2),410p., 45 engr. portrait ills., bound unif. w. the above.
= Kunst op schrift 415; Arntzen/ Rainwater cf H89. Only vol. 1 publ. in Dutch; rare. All vols. in this lot bound unif. and together form an attractive set.
- Occas. sl. foxed. Joint sl. rubbed.
= Attractively bound copy. Arntzen/ Rainwater H96: "Biographical accounts of Netherlandish painters, a continuation of Houbraken."
- Letterpieces partly lacking; spine-ends worn/ chipped; corners showing.
= Arntzen/ Rainwater H96: "Biographical accounts of Netherlandish painters, a continuation of Houbraken."
- All vols. w. 2 bookplates and library ticket on upper pastedown; sl. foxed on first and final lvs.; vol. 3 first part sl. waterst. in upper outer corner. Bindings sl. rubbed; vol. 1 and 3 foot of spine worn/ dam.
= Chamberlin 2008: "As valuable for the 17th century in the Low Countries as Van Mander is for the 16th"; Arntzen/ Rainwater H97: "Important source"; Kunst op schrift 171, 177 and 197.
- Vol. 1 lacks 2 index p.; prelim. lvs. sl. wormholed; all vols. w. owner's entry of "J.A. Sichterman" on title-p.; occas. trifle waterst. in blank margin. Extremities sl. worn; vol. 3 frontcover loosening but holding on 2 (of 3) cords.
= Chamberlin 2008: "As valuable for the 17th century in the Low Countries as Van Mander is for the 16th"; Arntzen/ Rainwater H97: "Important source"; Kunst op schrift 171, 177 and 197.
- All vols. bookplate on upper pastedown; owner's entry/ stamp on (h)title; occas. sl. foxed; vol.3 partly sl. waterstained (incl. plates, mostly in blank margins). All vols. top of spine restored; covers sl. worn.
= Chamberlin 2008: "As valuable for the 17th cent. in the Low Countries as Van Mander is for the 16th"; Arntzen/ Rainwater H97: "Important source"; Kunst op schrift 422-424.
- All vols. lack free endpapers; occas. sl. foxed/ stained/ thumbed; vol. 3 last part sl. wormholed in blank margin. Spine-ends restored; extremities sl. rubbed/ worn.
= Chamberlin 2008: "As valuable for the 17th cent. in the Low Countries as Van Mander is for the 16th"; Arntzen/ Rainwater H97: "Important source"; Kunst op schrift 422-424.
- One leaf loose. Spine repaired/ strengthened w. paper; covers cut short along lower margin.
= Very rare. According to the title-page, "Schilder te Almelo, lid der national academy of Great Britain", but nothing could be found on the 'artist'/ author.
- Contents fine. Binding worn/ sl. dam. along extremities/ spine.
= Kunst op schrift 1453. With some portraits of famous/ notorious inhabitants of Leyden, i.a. Klaas Langenakker and Marytje van Harten (a.k.a. "Kluit water en brij"). Rare. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
- Both vols. contemp. owner's entry on title. Joints and some corners sl. worn. A fine copy.
= Kunst op schrift 131/132/137; Arntzen/Rainwater H100; Bolten p. 226-228.
- Without the 2 leaves at the end with the additional Chapter 17 from Book VI; a few leaves foxed in text; occas. sl. waterstained (final 6 index leaves worse); title-p. sl. fingersoiled and w. (old) owner's stamp. Otherwise a near fine copy.
= Adams, L 1419; Cicognara 159; Kat. Orn. Berlin 4612; Arntzen/ Rainwater H43: "The most complete treatise on the art theory, design, and iconography of the Mannerist period. Also important for the study of Milanese painters. Book 7 includes a veritable dictionary of iconography for the period. [The seven books deal with the following subjects:] 1. Proportion; 2. Expression of emotions; 3. Color; 4. Light and shade; 5. Perspective; 6. Painting practice, genres of painting, painting for various places, composition, etc.; 7. Representation of subjects (Religious and mythological)". Very rare important and early artist's manual.
- Lacks blank preceding the title-p. Wrappers sl. finger-/ dustsoiled.
= The title-p. reads "door Lück, schilder aan de Saxische porcelein-fabriek te Meissen." This Lück may possibly refer to a descendant or a family member of Johann Friedrich Lück (1727-1797), who worked at Meissen as model-maker. Very rare artists' manual. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCI.