Lot 861: DEN NEDERLANDTSEN HOVENIER, ZIJNDE HET I. DEEL VAN HET VERMAKELIJK LAND-LEVEN [...]. MET NOCH OMTRENT 200 MODELLEN VOOR BLOEM-PERKEN, PARTERRES, DOOL-HOVEN, PRIËLEN, LAT-WERKEN, EN ZONNE-WIJSERS.

6 parts in 1 vol., 4to: [30]-96-[2], [8]-76-[4], 88 pp.; 65 pl. and 20 ff. ms. annotations "Kraütgarten oder küchen Gemüss garten wass in Janüario undt febrüario zu thünn ist [...]" at the end. - Later, corrected impression of this work consisting of 6 parts, each with a separate title. In the first two parts, van der Groen (1624-1671), gardener of the Prince of Orange, discusses the design and planting of gardens for country houses and castles. Ill. with an engr. title and 15 engr. full-page pl. for the 1st part, a woodcut vign. on title and 45 large and 2 smaller woodcuts representing perspective views and plans of garden designs, depictions of fountains, sundials, flowerbeds, labyrinths, trellises and "lust arbors" for the 2nd part. In the 4 other parts, the physician Nylandt discusses the activity during the 12 months of the year (planting and harvesting vegetables, fruit, herbs and so on), the beneficial effects of various crops, the preparation of medicines and remedies for humans and animals, apiculture, ending with kitchen recipes, instructions for slaughtering animals, preparing jam. These parts ill. with an engr. title-vign. and 7 full-page woodcuts for the 3rd part, an engr. title-vign. and one full-page woodcut for the 4th part, and two engr. vign. on title, one for each last part (5 & 6). Overall ill. with woodcuts in-text. Printed in roman and Gothic type. - Ref. STCN. - Not in Nissen or Pritzel. - Prov. Stamp on title (faded).

1675

Contemp. overl. vellum, flat spine (some sm. def.).