Lot 60
Illustrations for the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament – Hague, 1728 – Engravings after Gerard Hoet, Bernard Picart and Arnold Houbraken
Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament. Hague: Pieter de Hondt, 1728. Three parts in one volume. Dutch.
212 engraved plates (many of them double-spread), with illustrations for the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, after Dutch artists Gerard Hoet, Bernard Picart and Arnold Houbraken. Accompanied by explanatory leaves. Bound at the beginning of the first and third parts are four additional engraved plates: two engraved title pages and two engraved dedication plates.
[1], 280, 12, 158 pp + [216] engraved plates. Missing two leaves: the title page of the second part and a list of the illustrations at its end. Approx. 42.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Tears along edges, some of them reinforced with tape. New binding, slightly worn.
