Title
Jacob Cats, "Proteus ofte Minne-beelden verandert in sinne-beelden", Rotterdam, 1627
Creator
Cats, Jacob (auteur/author), Waesberge, Pieter van (drukker/printer)
Year
1627
Type
titelblad, title page
Measurements
20 x 15,5 cm.
Related term
titelprenten, embleembundels
Period
17e eeuw
Classification
D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst, E: Boekillustratie
Content
Engraved frontispiece full of symbolism for an emblem book by Jacob Cats, with a picture of everything living on earth: people 'even from every faraway country', and 'women, servants and gentlemen'. There are also 'every tame animal' both in the air, in the sea and on the ground. In an explanatory verse everyone is advised not to submit blindly to all kinds of lusts (symbolised by the naked angel in the middle) but to climb up to 'wise Reason' and 'pure Morals'. The title of the emblem book is set in a cartouche and engraved in the usual hotchpotch of letters: roman, italic, and Gothic in various type sizes.
Original
Cats, Jacob. - Proteus ofte Minne-beelden verandert in sinne-beelden. - Rotterdam: P. van Waesberge, 1627, titelpagina.
available in
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 144 D 4
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek