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EMBLEM BOOKS -- LUIKEN/LUYKEN, J. & K. Spiegel van het menselyk bedryf, Vertoonende honderd verscheiden Ambachten, Konstig afgebeeld, en met godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen verrykt. Amst., Erven F. Houttuyn, 1767. (8), 208, (3) pp. W. engr. front. & 100 half-p. emblematical engrs. Sm-8°. Mod. h. vellum (according to a ticket on v° front cover by E. Menalda (in 1938?)). (Prelims a bit browned and w. a small stain on v° 1A4, but altog. a good copy).
The 100 plates of trades and professions are celebrated for their extraordinary detail, expressive figures, and technical precision. Each trade is represented with a carefully composed scene, offering a visual encyclopedia of professions in the late 17th and early 18th c. - Landwehr 539.€ 300
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