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Title

 Hiëronymus van Alphen, "Proeve van kleine gedigten voor kinderen", Utrecht, 1778


Creator

 Alphen, Hiëronymus van (auteur/author), Terveen, weduwe Jan van der (uitgever/publisher)


Year

 1778


Type

 titelblad, title page


Measurements

 16,5 x 10,5


Related term

 kinderboeken, dichtbundels, titelpagina's


Period

 18e eeuw


Classification

 M43: Taalwetenschap, letterkunde: andere Germaanse talen


Content

 The rise of the children's book began to take on stormy proportions as the 18th century advanced. Especially Hiëronymus van Alphen, who filled a need with his exhortations in rhyme, became very popular. On p. 29 of this booklet is the story `The plum tree', with its first line `Llittle John saw once plums hanging'. In the preface Van Alphen mentions that he did not expect to earn much fame from this kind of poem.


Original

 [Alphen, Hiëronymus van]. - Proeve van kleine gedigten voor kinderen. - Utrecht: wed. van Jan van Terveen, 1778, titelblad


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 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 1090 E 131


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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek