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164 splendlidly hand-coloured plates of monastic costumes bound for the book collector Paulus van Uchelen
SCHOONEBEEK, Adriaan.Nette afbeeldingen der eyge dragten van alle geestelyke orders; nevens een korte aantekening van haar begin, instelders, en bevestiging. In 't koper gebracht door Adriaan Schoonebeek.      Amsterdam, the author, 1688. With etched title-page, letterpress title with etched vignette, 73 full-page numbered etchings, etched headpiece and two initials (one etched, one woodcut), all in fine contemporary handcolouring and many of them gold-heightened. [8], 144, [8] pp. With: (2) SCHOONEBEEK, Adriaan. Nette afbeeldingen der eygene dragten van alle geestelijke vrouwen en nonnen-orders; nevens een korte aantekening van haar begin, voortgang en bevestiging. Amsterdam, the author, 1691. With etched title-page, letterpress title with etched vignette, 91 full-page numbered etchings, etched headpiece and two initials (one etched, one woodcut), all in fine contemporary handcolouring and many of them gold-heightened. [12], 182, [10] pp. 2 works in 1 volume. 8vo. Contemporary strong ivory vellum, sides with double gilt fillet borders, inner triple borders with gilt crowns for cornerpieces; gold-tooled spine with five raised bands, bound by/in the style of Albert Magnus for book collector Paulus van Uchelen (1641/42-1702). Original and only Dutch editions of Schoonebeek's costume books showing the world's monastic dress of men and women, here with all plates in fine and exquisite colouring reminiscent of the labour by the great master 'afsetter' Dirck Jansz. van Santen (1638-1708). With explanatory text on the history of the different orders to each plate. French editions were published in 1688 and 1695; German editions, based on the French text appeared in 1692 and 1695. Adriaan Schoonebeek (Amsterdam ca. 1661 - Moscow 1705) was an etcher, editor of prints and pupil of Romeyn de Hooghe. When Czar Peter the Great was visiting Amsterdam in 1698 Schoonebeek educated him in the art of etching. That same year he was invited by the Czar to come to Moscow to set up an engraving school and make glorifying prints. Joints cracked; some marginal spotting and soiling. Fine copies. Religious costumes in fine handcolouring.
BCNI 14845 (ad 1), 15104 (ad 2); Colas 2679 (ad 1), 2683 (ad 2); Hiler, p. 786; Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) XXVI, p. 38, 60-61; Lipperheide 1857 (ad 1), 1861 (ad 2); for the author: Thieme & Becker XXX, p. 256.
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