Author: [RAADHUISPERS - JAN VAN HOUT (publisher)].
Title: Nieuwe keuren tot vordernisse van de getimmerten ende tbouwen van huyzen binnen dezer stadt Leyden. Ten bevele van die vande Gerechte der voorschreven stede.Leiden, gedruct opt raedhuys aldaer [= Jan van Hout], 1586. 4 works in 1 volume. 4to. The title of ad 1 is set within an ornamental border built up from typographical ornaments, with a woodcut printer's device, a large woodcut with the coat of arms of Leiden on the final leaf of ad 1, and 24 decorative woodcut initials. With: (2) [IDEM]. Keuren opt ampt vande craemverzorchsters, inne-nemen vande craemvrouwen, tampt vande aelmoeseniers, generale verdeelinge, ende misbruyc der aelmissen.Leiden, Raadhuispers [Jan van Hout], 1586.(3) [IDEM]. Provisionele ordonnantie gemaect by Schout ende schepenen dezer stade, op tbrouwen vande zware bieren (including the Aenhang vande burgelicke keuren).Leiden, Raadhuispers [Jan van Hout], 1587.(4) [IDEM]. Ordonnantie gemaect by die van de Gerechte deze stadt Leyden ten dagen hier naer genomt, opt wijden vande wateren ende grachten, daer naer hem elc eenen van nu voorts-aen zal hebben te gedragen int maken, versteken, ende vernieuwen van haer platingen. Leiden, Raadhuispers [Jan van Hout], 1588.18th-century vellum over boards, sewn on 4 supports laced through the joints.
Description: [1], [1 blank], [9], [1 blank]; [7], [1 blank]; [8]; [24] pp.Four very rare and very finely produced collections of statutes and ordinances, for the greater part printed in civilité type. They were produced by the famous Raadhuispers (the official press at the Town Hall at Leiden), which was active from 1578-1609. The statutes are on the building of houses in Leiden, midwives and chaplains, the houses in the beguinage, the brewing of strong beers, and the width of the canals in the city. Although similar collections of Raadhuispers ordinances are known, we have not been able to find another copy in sales records with these four statutes.The Raadhuispers was founded by Jan van Hout (1542-1609), town secretary of Leyden and a well-known poet. He was the director of Leiden's municipal press from 1578 onwards. As town secretary, Jan van Hout rendered great services to the city of Leyden. Apart from administrating all of the municipal governmental departments, including the police, finance and justice, he also archived the town-papers, and took an active part in the founding of the University Library, serving as secretary to the Curators of the Leyden University as well.Ad 1: Statutes on the building of houses, walls and fences, promulgated by Jan van Hout, 27 March 1586.Ad 2: Statutes on midwives, chaplains and (abuse of) charity; statutes on the houses on the 'Grooten Bagijnhof', promulgated by Jan van Hout, 29-30 December 1586.Ad 3: Statutes on the brewing of strong beers; containing the "Aenhang vande burgerlicke keuren ..." (Addition to the General statutes), promulgated by Jan van Hout, 17 March 1587.Ad 4: Ordinance on the width of waters and canals in 6 parts; statutes on the cleaning of the streets and building regulations, promulgated by Jan van Hout, 15 August 1588.These beautifully printed statutes and ordinances are very rare: there are only 3 complete copies known of the third statutes (University of Amsterdam (2 copies), Utrecht University), and an incomplete copy in the Municipal Archives at Leiden. With an annotation ("N42 pp") on the front board, and contemporary pagination and annotations in the margins throughout. The boards are somewhat warped. The end papers are somewhat foxed, the work is slightly browned thoughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: Leiden imprints, p. 60; TB 6444; Van Someren 122; Overvoorde 3407; STCN 058217983 (3 copies); WorldCat 65727608 (2 copies); not in Carter & Vervliet; Ad 2: TB 6521; Overvoorde 3517; STCN 058332871 (4 copies); WorldCat 974178339, 562462800 (5 copies); not in Carter & Vervliet; Leiden imprints; Van Someren; Ad 3: TB 6548; Overvoorde 5825; STCN 058315462 (4 copies); WorldCat 1154606663 (4 copies); not in Carter & Vervliet; Leiden imprints; Van Someren; Ad 4: TB 6625; Overvoorde 2684; STCN 058315284 (4 copies); WorldCat 1154606788 (5 copies); not in Carter & Vervliet; Leiden imprints; Van Someren.

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