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Of the highest artistic quality

MESSIA, Petrus (= Pedro MEXIA).
Verscheyden lessen, waer inne beschreven worden de weerdichste geschiedenissen aller Keyseren, Coningen, ende loflycker mannen: Mitsgaders 't leven ende de treffelycste sententien der Philosophen, met verclaringe der twijfelachtiger ende wonderlycker dingen: Seer  geneuchelyc ende stichtelyc om lesen. Hier zijn noch by gevoecht seven verscheyden tsamensprekinghen: overgeset uyt den fransoysche, in onse Nederduytsche tale.

With woodcut printer's device to the colophon, title within fine ornamental woodcut borders, beautiful calligraphed woodcut title to the added dialogues, both with the monogram of C. van  Sichem, large calligraphed woodcut head-pieces to each of the 5 books of the main work, several fine woodcut historiated initials and woodcut ornamental and flowered tail-pieces in text, and all pages within fine black double-lined borders with some legenda  in the wide outer margins.

With woodcut printer's device to the colophon, title within fine ornamental woodcut borders, beautiful calligraphed woodcut title to the added dialogues, both with the monogram of C. van  Sichem, large calligraphed woodcut head-pieces to each of the 5 books of the main work, several fine woodcut historiated initials and woodcut ornamental and flowered tail-pieces in text, and all pages within fine black double-lined borders with some legenda  in the wide outer margins.

With woodcut printer's device to the colophon, title within fine ornamental woodcut borders, beautiful calligraphed woodcut title to the added dialogues, both with the monogram of C. van  Sichem, large calligraphed woodcut head-pieces to each of the 5 books of the main work, several fine woodcut historiated initials and woodcut ornamental and flowered tail-pieces in text, and all pages within fine black double-lined borders with some legenda  in the wide outer margins.

With woodcut printer's device to the colophon, title within fine ornamental woodcut borders, beautiful calligraphed woodcut title to the added dialogues, both with the monogram of C. van  Sichem, large calligraphed woodcut head-pieces to each of the 5 books of the main work, several fine woodcut historiated initials and woodcut ornamental and flowered tail-pieces in text, and all pages within fine black double-lined borders with some legenda  in the wide outer margins.

With woodcut printer's device to the colophon, title within fine ornamental woodcut borders, beautiful calligraphed woodcut title to the added dialogues, both with the monogram of C. van  Sichem, large calligraphed woodcut head-pieces to each of the 5 books of the main work, several fine woodcut historiated initials and woodcut ornamental and flowered tail-pieces in text, and all pages within fine black double-lined borders with some legenda  in the wide outer margins.



Amsterdam, Paulus van Ravesteynfor Pieter Iacobsz. Paets, 1617. Sm. 8vo. Contemp. vellum. With woodcut printer's device to the colophon, title within fine ornamental woodcut borders, beautiful calligraphed woodcut title to the added dialogues, both with the monogram of C. van  Sichem, large calligraphed woodcut head-pieces to each of the 5 books of the main work, several fine woodcut historiated initials and woodcut ornamental and flowered tail-pieces in text, and all pages within fine black double-lined borders with some legenda  in the wide outer margins. 674, (12, 2 blank); 168 pp.

A remarkably beautifully produced and finely printed edition of this popular educational work, also published together with the dialogues. All Dutch editions from the 16th and 17th century are very rare, but most rare and desirable is the present edition, which is one of the finest examples of the high artistic quality of book production and typography reached by the artist-printer Paulus van Ravesteyn, who was active at Amsterdam from 1609 to 1655. He invited the most famous artist and woodcutter of that day, Christoph van Sichem, to provide him with a frontispiece and calligraphed half-titles and titles heading the text. Especially such woodcut title-pieces entirely consisting of various types of letters and still cut in wood, are rarely found.
Van Sichem made an excellent job of it. The book is mainly printed in Gothic, with small Italic types for the captions and the names quoted in the text. The fine-lined black borders on every page, designed with great artistic certainty, give the finishing touch to the beauty of the book.

Fine copy, with the bookplate of J.A. van Praag.- (Binding sl. browned).
Muller 371; De Vries 193; Scheepers II, 769; cf. Waller 1194 (Arnhem-ed. of 1607); not in Simoni; NUC lists one copy.

Related Subjects: Children's Books  Dutch  Education  History  Nobility  Royalty 

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