Title
"Sinnepoppen" by Roemer Visscher, Amsterdam, 1614
Creator
Visscher, Roemer (auteur/author), Blaeu, Willem Jansz. (drukker/printer), Visscher, Claes Jansz. (illustrator)
Year
1614
Type
illustratie, illustration
Measurements
5,8 x 8,2 cm (ill.) 13,8 x 18 cm. (pag.)
Related term
embleembundels, illustraties, gravure, formaten
Period
17e eeuw
Classification
E: Boekillustratie
Content
This well-known emblem book, "Sinnepoppen" (emblems) of the successful corn merchant and ship's underwriter Roemer Visscher contains 183 illustrations by Claes Jansz Visscher with representations of animals, plants, utensils and people. Emblem books have, on the whole, three elements on every page: a picture, a maxim and an explanation, usually in rhyme. Roemer Visscher here recommends the book with its wisdom and useful lessons as a medicinal herb against the uncultured behaviour and ignorance of humanity. The books are, as was usual till the beginning of the 17th century, represented here with the edges and clasps forward.
Original
Visscher, Roemer. - Sinnepoppen. - Amsterdam: Willem Jansz. Blaeu, 1614, nr. 30
available in
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 341 C 4
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek