Auction 58 · Lot 261
PICART, BERNARD.
- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
printer
Hermanus Uytwerf
Place
Amsterdam
Publication
1727-38
Description
Naaukeurige Beschryving der Uitwendige Godtsdienst-Plichten, Kerk-Zeden en Gewoontens van Alle Volkeren der Waereldt [“Description of the Religious Duties, Manners and Customs of all the Nations of the World.”] Translated from French into Dutch by Abraham Moubach.
summary
Picart’s panoramic view of the world’s religions is certainly one of the most striking illustrated books of the 18th-century. Contained in Volume I, Picart’s plates present an invaluable pictorial record of Jewish life in 18th-century Netherlands.
Collation available upon request. Lightly browned in few places. Handsome contemporary uniform mottled calf, gilt, lightly rubbed. Folio.
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