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De Bykorf des Gemoeds (The Beehive of the Mind)


De Bye Korf des Gemoeds
Author: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649–1712)
Illustrated by: Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649–1712)
Publisher: Widow of Pieter Arentz (Dutch, 18th century)
Publisher: Kornelis van der Sys (Dutch, 18th century)
1711
Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with 101 etchings
Dimensions Overall: 19.3 x 12.8 x 4.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow
Accession Number1982.795
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Amsterdam: Widow of Pieter Arentz and Kornelis van der Sys, 1711

Catalogue Raisonné Landwehr 398; Praz, p. 407
Description(Amsterdam: Widow of Pieter Arentz and Kornelis van der Sys, 1711) Octavo; 208 leaves; vellum boards (tan cloth box).

Allegorical etched frontispiece; 100 etched emblematic illustrations
ProvenanceAnnete van Vliet (inscription on front flyleaf); Charlotte and Arthur Vershbow, by whom given to MFA, December 1982.