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Album with flowers, Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1809 - 1814 album. drawing Album with watercolors of flowers. The tenth of twelve albums with watercolors of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on behalf of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. draughtsman: Praagdraughtsman: DelftBruges paper. watercolor (paint). leather brush
Album with flowers, Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1809 - 1814 album. drawing Album with watercolors of flowers. The tenth of twelve albums with watercolors of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on behalf of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. draughtsman: Praagdraughtsman: DelftBruges paper. watercolor (paint). leather brush
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Dutch family album. Family album Dutch (early) with 181 Cartes-de-Visite. A dark green photo album with paspepartouts for Cartes de Visite.Pocket Calendar of Henryk Siemiradzki Goodness and comp.Big Kopparberg's mountain team. From Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.English and Foreign Bible Society (book)' still bank, c. 1850, 6 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (16.51 x 4.45 x 11.43 cm), Wood, pigment, paper, England, 19th centuryred vintage bookManuscript of the Hubanname (Book of Beautiful Young Men) of Enderuni FazilPhoto album with holiday pictures of the Berti Hoppe and Herman Besselaar couple, taken in the Netherlands and Eastern Europe between 1929 and 1931, 1929 - in or after 1931 scrapbook Photo album with 48 pages with a total of 102 photos of different vacations and the engagement trip of Berti Hoppe and Herman Besselaar. On their engagement trip in 1930 to Vienna and Budapest, they are often portrayed together in addition to the many cityscapes. Their vacation and trips to the Netherlands took place between 1929 and 1931, they visited Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Schoonhoven, Haarlem and Leiden, among others. This album is part of five albums from the Besselaars. paper. photographic support. cardboard. leather. rope gelatin silver print historical persons. historical persons - BB - woman. river. street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). church (exterior). city-view in general; 'veduta'. landscape with tower or castle. city-gate Budapest. Rotterdam. Vienna. Amsterdam. Haarlem. To leadMateria medica. Arabic, Back cover. Mîrzâ Bâqir (fl. 19th c.). 1889 - 1890. Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos. text. Book covers. Spencer Collection. Medicine, Arab, Medicinal plants, Botany, Medical, Medicine, Greek and RomanRed vintage bookCapt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, Sketches, Volume IV: Drawings of Isle of Wight, Hampshire and Devon, 1826 to 1830. Album of drawings in graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.Text and cover, from Illustrations of the Bible 1833-1835 England. Portfolio cover . John MartinHalma, Henricus (printer), VITRINGA, CAMPEGIUS. Commentarius in librum prophetiarum Jesaiae, old-print book information form paper cardboard leather, printed Commentarius in librum prophetiarum Jesaiae: quo sensus orationis eius sedulo investigatur; in veras visorum interpretandorum hypotheses inquiritur & ex iisdem facta interpretatio antiquae historiae monumentis confirmatur atque illustratur:: Cum Prolegomenis Insertae sunt operi notitiae gentium exterarum ... cura et studio Campegii Vitringa; Praemittitur laudatio funewis in memoriam CL auctoris habita à .. Alberto Schultens Leovardiae Henricus Halma in MDCCXXIV Part I 31 p. 710 p. with map Part II 12 p. 958 p Rotterdam Erasmus Erasmian gymnasium bible religionIllustrated report of a trip to the West, 1803 book Part four (of five); blue cover; Title strip at the top left; 20 sheets, numbered: 1-18, text and black and white images about the journey from Kokan to Nagasaki; mountains and mountain villages; 2 sheets of ads. Osaka paperSketchbook with 43 sheets made in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1914 - 1923 Sketchbook consisting of 43 sheets with faces in Amsterdam, landscapes and notes. Amsterdam paper. boekband: marbled paper. boekband: cardboard. rug: linen (material). chalk. pencil street AmsterdamFront cover.. bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. 1879. Spencer Collection. BookbindingLyk-Staetsie van Zyne Voordiglige Highness The Lord Willem Carel Hendrik Friso, Prince van Orange and Nassau (...) held the IV. February 1752, 1755, Jan Punt, after Pieter Jan van Cuyck, 1755 book Album with 41 double -leaf performances of the funeral procession of Stadholder William IV in Delft on February 4, 1752. The prints are preceded by a title page, a description of the corpse on 28 pages in Dutch and French and a list of 820 subscribers on 10 pages , by hand signed by Pierre Gosse Junior. Half leather red band with marbled plates, in the front and behind a bract. band: leather. band: marbled paper. paper letterpress printing / etching / engraving cortege, funeral procession. military parade, pageant (+ infantry) DelftBoekhandel van het weeshuis (printer), BRISSONIUS, BARNABAS. Barnabae Brissonii the verborum quae ius pertinent significatione, old printed book information form paper cardboard parchment, printed Barnabae wissonii the verborum quae ad ius civile pertinent significatione: seu dictionarium iuridicumFront cover. Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826). bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. 1879. Spencer Collection. BookbindingOld Book, "Life of Wesley". Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: Original IAD Object: 1 1/16" high; 7 1/8" long; 4 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Magnus S. Fossum.Collective tape with photos of flower studies; Fleurs d'après nature applicables à l'Industrie. Wallet with red ribbons, moving 45 photos set up on cardboard. Placed outside with decorative paper with agate marble pattern. On the front also a sticker with handwritten (part of) the title, the name of the publisher and some numbers. The first photo is intended as a title page and mentions the full title, name and address of the publisher. Then flower studies in the style of the French photographer Charles Aubry follow.Photo album with 50 photos, Dutch, Anonymous, 1860 - 1920 scrapbook Photo album with 50 photos on 26 pages. The album contains portraits, including by Hendrik Jonker, Max Büttinghausen and Carl Wilhelm Bauer, some photos are anonymous. In addition, some photos contain the inscription "AV" or "A. Voget". All photos are probably made in the Netherlands and each page contains both a carte-de-visiting and a cabinet photo. Two photos are stuck on the inside of the frontplate. photographic support. paper. cardboard. metal. plastic (organic material). cloth albumen print historical persons. historical persons - BB - woman. boy (child between toddler and youth). girl (child between toddler and youth)City coat of arms of Amsterdam with female personification and four putti, anonymous, 1650 - 1800 binding parchment (animal material). gold leaf coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' AmsterdamBookbinding (Jild-i kitab) 17th-18th century. Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab) 4526781843 Nov 24-1853 Sep 20. 1843 - 1853. Bigelow, John, 1817-1911. text. Diaries. Manuscripts and Archives DivisionDeephaven Front cover ,Bookbinding with Flap. Turkey, 16th-17th century. Manuscripts; covers. Leather with stamped and gilded decorationAmerican pocket book , Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Abolitionists, United States, 19th century, Antislavery movements, United States, Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, Phelps, Amos A. Amos Augustus, 1805-1847Book, L'oeuvre (Works); FranceFragmentWith an inscription about the conquests of Thoetmosis III in the Boulaq Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Hippolyte Délié, c. 1866 - in or before 1871 photograph Cairo photographic support albumen print permanent exhibition, museum. inscription Boulaq MuseumSketchbook with 25 sheets manufactured in Paris.Sketchbook consisting of 25 sheets with landscapes, Faces in Paris, Figure Studies and Animals.Back cover. 1902 - 1843. bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. Spencer Collection. BookbindingPhilipon, Charles (n.1800-04-19-D.1862-01-25), moral, political and literary caricature, Paris, Aubert, vol. 7 (registered title (letter)). Balzac house.Front cover.. 1902 - 1843. bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. Spencer Collection. BookbindingConcise sketches of flowering plants; Soka Ryaku Gashiki. Book with images of flowering plants; Orange cover, top left left of title strip; VERSO cover, title page; 31 sheets: one sheet for word; 30 sheets, images of flowering plants; Last page, colophon.Uffizio della Settimana Santa : colle rubriche volgari, argomenti de' Salmi, spiegazione delle cerimonie e misterj, con osservazioni, e riflessioni divote dell'abate Alessandro Mazzinelli 1794 Alessandro Mazzinelli Italian Contents: v. 1. Che contiene la Domenica delle Palme, il Lunedi, Martedi, er Mercoledi Santo -- v. 2. Che contiene il Giovedi, Venerdi, e Sabato Santi a tutte la Laudi -- v. 3. Che contiene l'Ore, la Messa, et le altre funzione del Sabato Santo, la Domenica de Risurrezione, e tutta l'OttavaIllustrated with 14 engraved plates by various artists and engravers (11 of them after Giuseppe Passeri and one each after Annibale Caracci, and Gio. Batt. Puccetti).Binding: Early 19th century red grained morocco, gilt arms on sides of Prince Camillo Borghese, brother-in-law to Napoleon I.. Uffizio della Settimana Santa : colle rubriche volgari, argomenti de' Salmi, spiegazione delle cerimonie e misterj, con osservazioni, e riflessioni divote dell'abate Alessandro Mazzinelli 6813The light of the world Front cover ,Pattern book, Medium: leather, paper, metal, Weaver's thesis book or manuscript of 200 patterns on 157 leaves executed in pen and ink. Patterns for weaving and embroidery with inscriptions. Geometric, floral, and animal designs., Germany, 1760, sample books, Pattern bookHyeronimus soncinus. Maci Vigenii Saoensis. Printed book. 1507. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Maci Saoensis Mafi. Book, print book, binding, leather binding, 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16 CENTURYBookbinding first half 14th century Complex geometric patterns, a conventional feature of the Mamluk decorative repertoire, also were popular in inlaid woodwork and stone mosaics, where they were achieved with equal mastery and imagination. The front and back of this bookbinding contain the same design, a blind-tooled interlacing geometric pattern that expands outward from a central star medallion. The star in this design is formed by the intersection of two overlapping hexagons with two overlapping eight-pointed stars (created by two rotated squares). The bookbinding has lost the flap that would have protected the front edge of the manuscript it once held.. Bookbinding. first half 14th century. Leather; stamped and gilded. Made in Egypt or Syria. CodicesLuchtmans, Samuel (printer), CAESAR, CAIUS JULIUS. C. Julii Caesaris The bellis Gallico et civili Pompejano, old-print book information form paper cardboard parchment, printed C Julii Caesaris The bellis Gallico et civili Pompejano nec non . Hirtii aliorumque de bellis Alexandrino Africano et Hispaniensi commentarii ad Msstorum fidem expressi cum integris notis Dionysii Vossii Joannis Davisii and Samuelis Clarkii. Cura et studio Francisco Oudendorpii qui suas animadversiones ac varias lectiones adjecit Caius Julius Caesar. Lugd.Bat S. Luchtmans Rotterd I.D. Man anno MDCCXXXVII 1035 p. XLVI. 299 p Rotterdam Erasmus Erasmian gymnasium Caesar war history Roman empire heraldryVisions of the daughters of Albion .... Blake, William, 1757-1827. Books, Illustrations. 1793. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American LiteratureRapport au roi sur la situation, au 31 mars, 1829, des canaux et autres ouvrages entrepris en vertu des lois des 20 juin et 5 aout 1821. Author: Ministère de l'intérieur (French). Dimensions: 144 pages. Publisher: L'Imprimerie Royale. Date: 1829.Report of the department of the interior to King Charles X of France on land and river settlements. It includes the progress of different construction projects and their budgets.Contemporary binding; red morocco, gold-tooled with border and corners in a palmette motif and central armorial stamp of Charles X; all edges gilt; blue watered silk endleaves. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.The ancient book The ancient book in leather reliure on a light background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 2479298Sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam and Haarlem. Sketchbook consisting of 46 blades with faces in Amsterdam and Haarlem and figure studies.Photo album with 28 Cartes-de-Visite of French nobility, diverse manufacturers, c. 1860 - c. 1865 Recordings of members of (noble) French families such as the Beaulainincourt, Rameau, de la Tour Manbourg, d'Herculais, De Parcieu, De Valencay, the Cibeins, the Toulongeon, the Beaumont, des nétumières, d'Adhémar, Caffin de Meronville The septeuil and some French soldiers and a dancer. France paper. photographic support. cardboard. leather. metal albumen print / chevron marbled paper historical persons. studio requisites ~ photographer. aristocracy; 'Aristocratia' (Ripa) FranceTop & harmful photography. Historical and philosophical life of a photographer by himself.Kaza's binding Piotr Skarga from 1602 - front view; around 1922 (not after 3.10.1922) (1920-00-00-1922-00-00);Sketchbook with 46 sheets. Sketchbook consisting of 46 blades with mainly Belgian and Amsterdam cityscapes.Photographic Illustrations of Cutaneous Syphilis. Dr. George Henry Fox, photographer (American, 1846 - 1937) O.G. Mason, photographer (American, 1830 - 1921) 1881Big Kopparbergs Bergslag.falu mine in travel writings.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.Passion of Jesus Christ (...), 1523 Book in Latin about the passion of Christ. The book contains a series of prints about Christian history of salvation: from the fall of Adam and Eva and the expulsion from paradise, the birth of Christ, the life of Christ, the passion of Christ to Pentecost. The texts were collected by the humanist Alardus van Amsterdam. At the request of the Amsterdam merchant Pompejus Occo, the anthology was compiled from descriptions of Christ's passion by various authors from antiquity and later authors, including Petrarca and Murmellius. Calf leather strap stamped in gold with deck tops of marble paper. Amsterdam band: calf (leather). dekblad: marbled paper. paper letterpress printing Book in Latin about the passion of Christ. The book contains a series of prints about Christian history of salvation: from the fall of Adam and Eva and the expulsion from paradise, the birth of Christ, the life of Christ, the passion of Christ to Pentecost. The texts were collected Magazine, 1863, London, by Punch Publications Ltd. Gift of the H.A. Guard and Guard family, 1984.Stamp book at Stockholm's big iron and metal wave set up in 1797.Handwrit.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain history collection.Front cover.. Duruy, Victor (1811-1894). bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. 1887 - 1889. Spencer Collection. BookbindingThe ancient book The ancient book on a light background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 2476815Photo album (empty), Anonymous, 1860 - 1900 Photo album with fifty pages each with a passe-partout-framed edge for a carte-de-visiting. The passe-partouts are alternately oval and rectangular in shape. cardboard. paper. linen (material). ivory. silk. metalFUEROS Y OBSERVACIONES DEL REINO DE ARAGON - 1624. Location: SENADO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Album of Memory.Sketchbook with 43 sheets. Sketchbook consisting of 43 blades with faces in Diepenheim and farmers in the surroundings of the Ewijkshoeve (Zeist).Stenocoreografia: di Saint-Leon. Versione dall'originale francese di Enrico Cecchetti Sténochorégraphie. Italian. 1890 - 1899. Saint-Léon, Arthur, 1821-1870. text. Manuscripts. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Dancers, Dance notationWasarasa monyogire: mukashikire, tebikae 19th century Japan. Wasarasa monyogire: mukashikire, tebikae. Japan. 19th century. 91 Sarasatic style swatches mounted in book form. Textiles-Sample BooksFront doublure.. Duruy, Victor (1811-1894). bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. 1887 - 1889. Spencer Collection. BookbindingWaldorf Astoria. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1914. Rare Book DivisionViews in Egypt (text) 1801 Italy. Book with letterpress in black on cream wove paper . Luigi MayerGeïllustreerd verslag van een reis naar het westen; Gazu saiyutan.Part two (of five); blue cover; At the top left title strip; 23 sheets, numbered: 1-23, text and black and white images about the journey of Kokan to Nagasaki; Temples and special places en route.Manuscript of the Ghazaliyyat (Poetry) of Jami and the Divan (Collected Works) of SalimiElzevier, Q. Curtii rufi Historiarum libri, old printed book information form paper cardboard parchment, printed Q. Curtii rufi Historiarum libri Daniel HeinsiusFront cover. 1909 - 1887. Boufflers, chevalier de (1738-1815). bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. Spencer Collection. BookbindingENCUADERNACION MUDEJAR - CUERO SOBRE TABLA. Location: CATEDRAL BIBLIOTECA, SEGOVIA, SPAIN.The ancient book The ancient book on a light background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 2485097Binding of a book from the collection of the Zamość ordination library in Warsaw; drawing for the publication:`Kopje opraw do książek (z superekslibrisami) znajdujących się w bibliotekach warszawskich zebrane staraniem Dominika Witke Jeżewskiego, malował . Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), painterCodice civile generale austriaco. Binder: Luigi Lodigiani (Italian, 1778-1843). Dimensions: Length: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm). Date: 1815.Contemporary red morocco gold- and blind-tolled binding with large corners with a floral motif and central armorial stamps of Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835) framed by a double-diamond motif; blue silk doublures. This presentation binding was bound by Lodigiani of Milan (1777-1843), the greatest Italian bookbinder of his time. Signed at foot of spine "Lodisiana (six)/Rel.". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Record of the Commemorative Tablet by Imperial Manufacture of the Great Buddha Temple of Longxing at Zhengding Dong Gao Chinese. Record of the Commemorative Tablet by Imperial Manufacture of the Great Buddha Temple of Longxing at Zhengding 43294Altes Buch - Old book Altes Buch - Old book Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 5654798CERDEÑA, CARTAS REALES - ENCUADERNACION. Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.Front cover.. Duruy, Victor (1811-1894). bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. 1887 - 1889. Spencer Collection. BookbindingBible 1477 (printing); 1478 (binding) German. Bible 466569CONSTITUCION DE 1845-ENCUADERNACION EN TERCIOPELO GRANATE CON ESCUDO. Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.Book with U.S. Seal on Cover. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 46 x 56.6 cm (18 1/8 x 22 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 16 1/2" wide; 20" high; 2" thick. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wayne White.Sketchbook with 58 sheets. Sketchbook consisting of 58 blades with mainly figure studies of people in historical costume and café visitors and a few landscapes.History of the Entree of the Queen of Roy very Chrestian, in Great Britain, 1639 Book with French-speaking descriptions and fourteen performances about the reception of the French queen mother Maria de 'Medici in England in 1638. The widow of King Henry IV traveled through the Netherlands to England, where her daughter ruled as wife of King Charles I. Perkaments Band with the weapon of Maria de 'Medici, in the front and in the back of a bract and the ex-libris of Ludovico (Vico) de Gobbis. London band: parchment (animal material). paper letterpress printing / etching Book with French-speaking descriptions and fourteen performances about the reception of the French queen mother Maria de 'Medici in England in 1638. The widow of King Henry IV traveled through the Netherlands to England, where her daughter ruled as wife of King Charles I. Perkaments Band with the weapon of Maria de 'Medici, in the front and in the back of a bract and the ex-libris of Ludovico (Vico) de Gobbis. London band:Réponse aux plaintes des protestans touchant la prétendüe persecution de France. : Où l'on expose le sentiment de Calvin, & de tous les plus célebres ministres, sur les peines dûës aux hérétiques. On découves aussi plusieurs particularitez dignes d'être sçûës, touchant la Réformation & les réformateurs. Author: Denis de Sainte-Marthe (French, 1650-1725). Dimensions: 60, 10 i.e. 310, 38 pages. Printer: Chez Arnold Seneuse. Date: 1688.Epitre signed: Denys de Sainte-Marthe, with half-title. Page 310 misnumbered 10; includes index.Binding: in-12, maroquin rouge, dos orne, filets dores sur les plates, armes au centre, roulette doree interieure, tranches dorees. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Copper engraving by Theodor de Bry from 1593 showing multiple coats of arms with detailed heraldic designs on paper.The lord of the isles, Walter Scott, 1871 London paper. cardboard. linen (material) albumen print / letterpress printing / printing block London paper. cardboard. linen (material) albumen print / letterpress printing / printing blockMateria medica. Arabic, Back endpaper (verso). Mîrzâ Bâqir (fl. 19th c.). 1889 - 1890. Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos. text. Manuscripts. Spencer Collection. Medicine, Arab, Medicinal plants, Botany, Medical, Medicine, Greek and RomanBinding of the work `Regestrvm Telonei Novi Finiitvi Cracoviensis Anno 1533`, from the collection of Antoni Strzałecki ; drawing for the publication: `Kopje opraw do książek (z superekslibrisami) znajdujących się w bibliotekach warszawskich zebrane staran. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), painterGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Copper engravings by Étienne Delaune from 1538-1583 showing various mythological scenes with gods, goddesses, creatures, and symbolic elements.Reforms and social revolution: (the practical crisis of the socialist party)AlbumBuddhist manuscript. unknown, scribe-copyistMonogram, c. 1866 - c. 1900 print Monogram with the letters BJP. paperOld antique vintage open book on white Old antique vintage open book on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxxKozoderovx 15947722Book - English Grammar. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 26.2 cm (14 x 10 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" long; 4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Magnus S. Fossum.Balzac, Honoré de (n.1799-05-20-D.1850-08-18), Physiology of marriage (title awarded), 1826. Maison de Balzac.Sketchbook with 65 sheets. Sketchbook consisting of 65 blades with castles, country houses, churches and cityscapes in Noord-Brabant and Gelderland.Sketchbook with 69 sheets manufactured in the area of Delft, Rotterdam, Oudewater and Harlingen. Sketchbook consisting of 69 blades with cityscapes, buildings, architecture studies, figures and a few landscapes. Various topographic annotations, among others Delft, Rotterdam, Oudewater, Harlingen. At the back of some loose drawings.Anonymous. Ehrenbürgerbrief granted by the city of Pritzwalf to Hitler. Paper, ink, leather, metal. 1934. General Leclerc Museum of Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum.Front cover. bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. 1886. Spencer Collection. Bookbinding