Francois Halma / Jan Lamsvelt

Francois Halma - Holy feast songs, comprising the birth and the suffering of the Saviour, his resurrection, ascension to the right hand of God, and the sending of the Holy Spirit. Here added to The Triumph of Faith, or an expansion of the entire XI chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews. In verse, and adorned with copper engravings. - Leeuwarden, Francois Halma, 1718 - (96) + 472 pp. - original parchment - 21 x 17 cm (QUARTO format) Condition: good - neat original binding (two bare spots) with solid hinges; some gatherings and pages loose in the block; neat, clean and fresh pages (some light smudges, a few typical stray spots, otherwise neat, clean and fresh paper!). Complete. Complete with 30 copper engravings and 3 large fold-out plates. All visible in the photo: see the beauty of it! Title page in two-colour typography (red and black). Richly illustrated copy. The edition contains thirty copper engravings and three rare fold-out plates, produced by leading Dutch artists and engravers, including Jan Lamsvelt, J. Doesburgh and Romeyn de Hooghe. The great masters of copper engravings of unparalleled artistic quality. Charming copy. Very rare emblem book. Only one other copy available elsewhere. Must-have for collectors of Christian 18th-century picture books and verse books!

Estimation:€400

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