Title
Hiëronymus van Alphen, "Proeve van kleine gedigten voor kinderen", Utrecht, 1778
Creator
Alphen, Hiëronymus van (auteur/author), Terveen, weduwe Jan van der (uitgever/publisher)
Year
1778
Type
titelblad, title page
Measurements
16,5 x 10,5
Related term
kinderboeken, dichtbundels, titelpagina's
Period
18e eeuw
Classification
M43: Taalwetenschap, letterkunde: andere Germaanse talen
Content
The rise of the children's book began to take on stormy proportions as the 18th century advanced. Especially Hiëronymus van Alphen, who filled a need with his exhortations in rhyme, became very popular. On p. 29 of this booklet is the story `The plum tree', with its first line `Llittle John saw once plums hanging'. In the preface Van Alphen mentions that he did not expect to earn much fame from this kind of poem.
Original
[Alphen, Hiëronymus van]. - Proeve van kleine gedigten voor kinderen. - Utrecht: wed. van Jan van Terveen, 1778, titelblad
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Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 1090 E 131
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