Caption

Album with prints on natural history, print album, Album with 52 prints on 50 album pages in an oblong calfskin binding. The album contains various print series with 'nature' as the subject in the broadest sense of the word. The album contains two series on the four seasons, a series on the five senses, a series of gods and goddesses by printmaker Crispijn van de Passe (I), the series Bestiarium quadrupedum Vivae Icones on land animals, the series Avium Vivae Icones on birds, the series Piscium Vivae Icones on fish and finally the series of flowers. The album was possibly compiled in Antwerp. Three blank pages at the front, six blank pages at the back. Presumably glue residue from photo corners on the endpapers. A horse is drawn on one of the leaves at the back, inscription: 'BK', printmaker: Frederik Bouttats (I), printmaker: Crispijn van de Passe (I), Low Countries, after design by Adriaen Collaert, publisher: Maria Cnobbaert, c. 1635 - c. 1660, leather, biological material, paper, calf (leather), binding, engraving, album with calfskin binding, bound engravings, height 136 mm x width 184 mm x thickness 17 mm, width 377 mm, A mottled brown surface covered with irregular dark brown circular and blotchy stains of varying sizes, with subtle scratches and texture across the background and a few small areas of worn or frayed edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B26_075

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.1Mb (10.8Mb) / 15.0in x 10.9in / 4488 x 3278 (300dpi)

Keywords

Album prints natural history print album 52 prints 50 album pages oblong calfskin binding contains various print series nature subject broadest sense word two series four seasons series five senses gods goddesses printmaker Crispijn van de Passe I series Bestiarium quadrupedum Vivae Icones land animals series Avium Vivae Icones birds series Piscium Vivae Icones fish finally flowers album was compiled Antwerp Three blank front six back Presumably glue residue photo corners endpapers horse drawn leaves inscription Bk printmaker Frederik Bouttats Crispijn van de Passe Low Countries design Adriaen Collaert publisher Maria Cnobbaert c 1635 - c 1660 leather biological material paper calf binding engraving calfskin binding bound engravings height 136 mm x width 184 mm x thickness 17 mm width 377 mm mottled brown surface covered irregular dark brown circular blotchy stains varying sizes subtle scratches texture across background small areas worn frayed edges