Author: SYLVIUS, BALTHASAR. Branden, Frans Jos van den.
Title: Balthasar Sylvius. Quatre suites d'ornements. Variarum protractionum quas vulgo Maurusias vocant omnium antehac libellus, etc. 1554. - Une livre contenant passement de moresques tres vtil a tovtes gens exerceans le dict act. - Une livre de grosserie et des flascons, et boites de poiure et boires du sel. De couppes et tasses, etc. 1568. -Liber Maurusiarum duplicium. Eenen nieuwe boeck van dobbelmorisken ser oorbaerlyck voor goutsmeden, etc.
Description: La Haye, Martinus Nijhoff, 1893. 2 title-pages & 8 loose pages text. [64] b./w. ills on [59] loose plts. Together in orig. clothbacked board portfolio w. ties, marbled covers. Folio. - First title-page browned; part of the plates with foxing. (Reproductions d'anciennes gravures d' Orfèvrerie hollandaise, II). Nineteenth century reprint of 4 series of plates from A to D and a bibliographical description of the aritist Balthasar Geertssen (known as Bos or Sylvius) by Frans Jos van den Branden. - Plate no. B11 is 'missing' from this portfolio (as issued). This plate is also missing in the original copy used for this reproduction. - - French text.

Keywords: Silversmith's trade Goldsmith's trade Graphic 16th century Ornaments Edelsmeedkunst Grafiek 16e eeuw Ornamenten