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ABRAHAM VAN ST. CLARA

Iets voor allen zynde een verhandeling en verbeelding van allerhande standen, studien, konsten, wetenschappen, handwerken enz
Amsteldam
Roman, J.
1719/58
€1.200 - €1.600

"4 vol in-8°, [14], 467, [21]; [4], 471, [20]; [6], 484, [14]; [6], 395, [5] pp, volledig met gegraveerde titelprent, portret auteur en 226 beroepsprenten in kopergravure naar Jan LUIKEN. Gebonden in vol kalfslederen band (deel I) en vol perkament uit de tijd (deel 3/4)"

"Beroemdste beroepenboek uit de periode. Banden verschillend, maar wel mooi set. Good set. Dutch trsl. by I. Le Long of ""Etwas für alle"", description of more than 200 arts and crafts by Abraham a St. Clara, monastic name of the German Johann Ulrich Megerle (1644-1709). Engr. ill. (complete): author's portrait, front., and 226 plates after Jan Luyken, showing contemp. professions in contemp. interiors, i.a. doctor, dentist, architect, brewer, musician, carpenter, hunter, needlemaker, magician, thief, slave, papermaker, bookprinter, engraver, bookseller, weaver, cook, glovemaker etc. Titles in red and black. Ref. Muller 609"

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