Author: MEULENBELT-NIEUWBURG, A.,
Title: Merklapmotieven en hun symbolen. Vijfde druk [Fifth edition].
Description: Amsterdam, H.J.W. Becht, 1974. 8°. Original cloth, gilded title on spine, dustjacket. 191pp. Captioned monochrome frontispiece, 9 captioned monochrome and coloured illustrations on 9 plates, numerous captioned monochrome diagrams in text and full-page featuring motifs of antique dutch samplers, list of abbreviations used, list of illustrations, table of contents. Detailed dutch language inveontory and inquiry of motifs and symbolism in antique dutch samplers. Still a standard-work. Very good copy, WITH dustjacket.

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