Spiegel van het menselyk bedryf, vertoonende honderd verscheiden ambachten, konstig afgebeeld, en met godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen verrykt.

Amsterdam, K. vander Sys, 1718

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8vo: [8 incl. front.]-208-[3] pp. (sl. browning).

Contemp. gilt-ruled and decorated sheep, gilt-orn. flat spine, gilt sides and inner dentelles, a.e.g. (scratches on front cover, joints rubbed).

Later ed. (1st 1704) of Luyken's best-known book, ill. with 1 engr. title and 100 half-page engr. emblems of different trades and crafts in Amsterdam during the Golden Age by Jan Luyken (1649-1712) and his son Caspar (1672-1708); each with a caption, a couplet and a 6-line poem.
Ref. STCN. - Landwehr (LC) 536. - Emblem books Leiden 332.
Prov. Mario Van Montfort, architect (mod. stamp).