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Jacob CATS (1577–1660). *Oeuvres de Jacob Cats*, Amsterdam, …
See original version (French)
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Jacob CATS (1577–1660). *Oeuvres de Jacob Cats*, Amsterdam, …
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Jacob CATS (1577–1660). *Oeuvres de Jacob Cats*, Amsterdam, Jan Jacobsz Schipper, 1657 and 1658. 2 folio volumes, Volumes I and II, full vellum, a collection of works by Jacob CATS, with numerous engravings, some spanning two pages. (wear to the bindings, interior in good overall condition, some foxing and a few small tears)
Volume I comprising:
- “The Beginning, Middle and End of the World, Set in the Wedding Ring, with the Touchstone of the Same”
- “Touchstone of the Wedding Ring, Part Two”
- “Touchstone of the Wedding Ring, Part Three”
- “Old Age, Life Abroad, and Courtly Reflections, at Sorghvliet”
- “Depictions of Marriage, and All That Pertains to It, in the Form of a Fable”
- “Random Thoughts on Occasional Events (…) The Soul and the Body”
- “Reflections at Eighty, (…)”
Volume II, comprising:
- “All the works, both old and new (...)”
- “Proteus, or Images of Love Transformed into Images of the Senses”
- “Monita amoris virginei sive officium puellarum (...)”
- “Self-Staryt, that is, the powerful movement of flesh and spirit (...)”
- “The third part of marriage, being the first part of the Christian life”
- “Galathea, or the Shepherd’s Lament of Love”
- “Lamenting Maidens and Advice for the Fields”
- “Mirror of the Old and New Times”
Jacob CATS (1577, Brouwershaven – 1660, The Hague) was a Dutch politician, particularly renowned for his fables, allegories and emblems. He is often referred to as the Dutch Jean de la Fontaine.
See original version (French)
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Ref. : V3149 - 1
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