Lot 259: VELDE, Jan van den (1568-1623). Duytsche Exemplaren van Alderhande Gheschriften, Seer nut ende bequaem voor de duytsche Schoolmeesters ende alle beminders der Pennen.Haarlem: D. van Horenbeeck, 1620.

Name: VELDE, Jan van den (1568-1623). Duytsche Exemplaren van Alderhande Gheschriften, Seer nut ende bequaem voor de duytsche Schoolmeesters ende alle beminders der Pennen.Haarlem: D. van Horenbeeck, 1620.
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 2619535da4

Est: $1,000 USD - $1,500 USD

Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 04, 2014

Item Overview

Description

VELDE, Jan van den (1568-1623). Duytsche Exemplaren van Alderhande Gheschriften, Seer nut ende bequaem voor de duytsche Schoolmeesters ende alle beminders der Pennen. Haarlem: D. van Horenbeeck, 1620. 2° (314 x 208 mm). Engraved calligraphic title and 11 leaves of calligraphic text engraved by Gerardus Gauw (trimmed closely affecting some letters at top and outer margins). Contemporary Dutch vellum, remnants of silk ties. FIRST EDITION of this work by one of the most important calligraphers of the Netherlands, best known for Spieghel der Schijfkonst. This volume is often found bound with two related tracts published in 1621. Berlin Kat. 5020(1); Hofer, Letters 101.

Artist or Maker

Jan van de (1568) Velde

Auction Details

Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana

Christie's

December 04, 2014, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, NY 10020, US

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