Inleyding tot de hooge schoole der schilderkonst: anders de zichtbare werelt. Verdeelt in negen leerwinkels, yder bestiert door eene der zanggodinnen (...).

4to : [16]-361-[8-1 bl.] pp. (first few pp. sl. frayed, sm. marg. tear pp. 61-62, some sl. marg. soiling, i.a. on title).

Cont. overl. vellum (sl. loosening), flat spine. Good copy.

First edition of this handbook for artists written by the Dutch painter Hoogstraeten (1627-1678), one of Rembrandt's pupils. Engr. ills : title dated 1678, 4 ills in text, 2 folding anatomical plates and 12 full page plates depicting i.a. 9 muses (1 for each chapter) as Euterpe, Calliope, Clio, Urania, etc. Author's self-portrait mentioned in Hollstein lacking. Title in red & black. Woodcut ornament on title. 19th c. ink ownership entry "Valère Verhaest" on engr. title. Ref. Arntzen & Rainwater H63. - Hollstein IX, p. 142, 31. - STCN (i.a. BL). - Bn-Opale plus.