The world of a seventeenth-century collector - E. de Groot
the Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem
KORTE INHOUD
In 'The World of a Seventeenth-Century Collector', Erlend de Groot describes the life and works of the Dutch lawyer Laurens van der Hem (1621-1678) as the collector and composer of the famous 'Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem'. He gives a unique insight in the relations of a collector and his decisions in collecting and composing his well-known 46 volumes copy of Blaeu's famous 'Atlas Major' and placing the Atlas in its historical, cultural and artistic context.
De Groot describes the life and family of Van der Hem, followed by chapters about the prints and drawings and an historical survey. Furthermore the assembly of the atlas and the contents and arangements of the atlas are described. He completes his work with accounts of the history of collector's atlases in the Netherlands and the purpose and significance of the Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem. The book is completed with a bibliography and indices of persons and of plates discussed in this work from the Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem.
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De Groot describes the life and family of Van der Hem, followed by chapters about the prints and drawings and an historical survey. Furthermore the assembly of the atlas and the contents and arangements of the atlas are described. He completes his work with accounts of the history of collector's atlases in the Netherlands and the purpose and significance of the Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem. The book is completed with a bibliography and indices of persons and of plates discussed in this work from the Atlas Blaeu-van der Hem.
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2006Uitgever: Hes & de Graaf Publishers396 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 288x208x34ISBN-10: 9061943590ISBN-13: 9789061943594Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original publisher's blue cloth hardback, gilt title spine and frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, 4to: pictorial endpapers, 396pp., 12 coloured plates, 145 bl.& wh. illustrations, bibliography, index persons, index plates of Atlas discussed. Very fine copy., Volume VII: The Atlas Blaeu - Van Der Hem. On Laurens van der Hem, collector and composer of the Atlas which now carries his name. t Goy-Houten, HES & De Graaf Publishers. 2006 [Auteur: GROOT, ERLEND DE] [Jaar: 2006] [Titel: The World of a Seventeenth...
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Hardcover met omslag, in nieuwstaat, maar op titelpag. handgeschreven nummer en datum.; 2006; Hes & De Graaf Publishers; 395 pagina's; Titel: The World of a Seventeenth-century Collector - The Atlas Blaeu-Van Der Hem; Ref: 228624 / U50P416
