HOOGHE (Romeyn de) - WESTERHOFF (Arnold Henri) Hieroglyphica of merkbeelden...
HOOGHE (Romeyn de) - WESTERHOFF (Arnold Henri)
Hieroglyphica of merkbeelden der oude volkeren : namentlyk egyptenaren, chaldeeuwen, feniciers, joden, grieken, romeynen, enz. Amsterdam, van der Woude, 1735.
Large in-4: 10f. 455pp. 10f. (register); illustrated with a frontispiece, a portrait of de Hooge after H. Bos, engraved by Houbraken, vignette to the title, and coat of arms at the head of the dedication, engraved on copper by J. Wandelaar, wood-engraved culs-de-lampe, and 63 plates outside the text (all the main elements of the illustration are marked with a letter which refers to the description which follows each plate) Copy on large paper, with all margins.
½ red 19th basane, binding weak, rubbing, a few loose leaves, binding restoration to be expected. Attached: ERASMUS: Erinnerung der Morgenröte, oder: geistliches Hanen-Geschrey an die vertieffte Hertzen im Schatten deß Todes ... Nuremberg, Endters, 1699. In-8: 11f., 1140pp. 2f. ; frontispiece and 50 plates out of text. Old paper covered binding, handwritten title on spine, red edges.
First edition of this curious treatise on comparative mythology by Arnold Westerhoff, richly illustrated by Romeyn de Hooghe on ancient peoples such as the Egyptians, Chaldeans, Phoenicians, Jews, Greeks, Romans, etc. "Sought-after work for the engravings which pass for one of the masterpieces of 18th century etching" (Dorbon 5261).
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HOOGHE (Romeyn de) - WESTERHOFF (Arnold Henri)
Hieroglyphica of merkbeelden der oude volkeren : namentlyk egyptenaren, chaldeeuwen, feniciers, joden, grieken, romeynen, enz. Amsterdam, van der Woude, 1735.
Large in-4: 10f. 455pp. 10f. (register); illustrated with a frontispiece, a portrait of de Hooge after H. Bos, engraved by Houbraken, vignette to the title, and coat of arms at the head of the dedication, engraved on copper by J. Wandelaar, wood-engraved culs-de-lampe, and 63 plates outside the text (all the main elements of the illustration are marked with a letter which refers to the description which follows each plate) Copy on large paper, with all margins.
½ red 19th basane, binding weak, rubbing, a few loose leaves, binding restoration to be expected. Attached: ERASMUS: Erinnerung der Morgenröte, oder: geistliches Hanen-Geschrey an die vertieffte Hertzen im Schatten deß Todes ... Nuremberg, Endters, 1699. In-8: 11f., 1140pp. 2f. ; frontispiece and 50 plates out of text. Old paper covered binding, handwritten title on spine, red edges.
First edition of this curious treatise on comparative mythology by Arnold Westerhoff, richly illustrated by Romeyn de Hooghe on ancient peoples such as the Egyptians, Chaldeans, Phoenicians, Jews, Greeks, Romans, etc. "Sought-after work for the engravings which pass for one of the masterpieces of 18th century etching" (Dorbon 5261).
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