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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.
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Title

 Adriaen van de Venne, illustration in Jacob Cats, Proteus ofte Minne-beelden verandert in sinne-beelden, Rotterdam, 1627.


Creator

 Venne, Adriaen van de (illustrator), Snelinck, J. (graveur/engraver), Cats, Jacob (auteur/author), Waesberge, Pieter van (drukker/printer)


Year

 1627


Type

 illustratie, illustration


Measurements

 13,5 x 13,5 cm.


Related term

 embleembundels, illustraties, leescultuur


Period

 17e eeuw


Classification

 E: Boekillustratie, K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding


Content

 In this emblem book, Adriaen van de Venne shows a woman reading another book by Cats, the Hovwelyck (Marriage) of 1625. The book is open at the beginning of the `Virgin' chapter and shows the emblem of a tulip, or `arms of a virgin'. Both the tulip and the reading are symbols of female virtue.


Original

 Cats, Jacob. - Proteus ofte Minne-beelden verandert in sinne-beelden. - Rotterdam: P. van Waesberge, 1627, (tweede stuk), p. 8


available in

 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 144 D 4


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek