Album with 2 religious series.

Late 16th-early 17th c

Hammer price: € 700

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Lot description

50 engravings, 19,9 x 23,8 cm (sheets), laid paper (sl. soiled, few spots, few holes, few edges and sm. tears strenghtened).

Good, later impressions with wide margins. In mod. Burgundy morocco signed Poelvoorde, blind-stamped and gilt-ruled covers, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, blind-stamped inside dentelles.

1. Firens, Pierre; Van Halbeeck, Jan; Van Bockel, Carel - "Sylvae sacrae". Augsburg, Johann Michael Probst, 18th c. 26 engravings (title plate, n. 1-25), c. 16,9 x 20,7 cm, 2nd ed. with address of Probst on title plate, not in Hollstein. Paris address of Jean Leclerc IV (1560-1621) still on all plates. Ref. Hollstein XLIV.206-209.994-1023, copy b. - 2. Van Bockel, Carel; Briot, Isaac, Van Halbeeck, Jan; Swelinck, Jan - "Oraculum anachoreticum". Paris, Jean Leclerc IV, late 16th-early 17th c. 24 engravings (n. 1-24), c. 14,9 x 18,8 cm. Ref. Hollstein XLIV.212-214.1050-1075, copy a.