Posted 14 years ago
martinla56
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Very old etching of Henry Vlll from a book. Dont know what lanuage it is? Or how old it is? It is 7" x 5 1/2" Got any ideas?
ETCHING OF HENVY Vlll | ||
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ETCHING OF HENVY Vlll | ||
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Posted 14 years ago
martinla56
(168 items)
Very old etching of Henry Vlll from a book. Dont know what lanuage it is? Or how old it is? It is 7" x 5 1/2" Got any ideas?
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Looks like it could be Dutch. Lots of names and titles. Hope someone with better eyes will help out.
I think it is Dutch too.
Have found nothing like it on the net.
Any idea what year?
No, I have tried various parts of the text, copying and googling.
No results.
None.
Very unusual.
The etching is also different to anything on the net.
Is this the only page you have?
A possibility is
DE CLERCK, N., Henricus VIII D.G. Angliae Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex., Amsterdam, Cloppenburch, 1621, 7.1 x 4.7 inches /18 x 12 cm, Copperplate engraving on text leaf with letterpress.
Size of paper : 31x 19cm.
The engraving depicts a half length oval portrait of Henry VIII.
Nicolaes de Clerck (de Klerc) was active as engraver and publisher in Delft from 1599-1621.
Included in the rare book : Wereld Spiegel, waer in vertoontword de Beschryvinge der Rijken Staten, ende vorstendommen des gantsen Aerdbodems... which was a Dutch translation of "Les estats, empires et principautez de monde" by Pierre Davity.
This is the only page I have hate to think it was taken out of such a rare book. So this might be a copy from a 17th century book? Thanks
I went to achrive.org and look at the book by Wereld Spiegle and it looks to have the same king of lettering and etchings. Thanks so much!
Oh its from 1621!
This book has the same etching in it!!!!!!!
1573-1635 Dutch
Author Avity, Pierre d" sieur de Montmartin book is about world history,
"Les estats, empires et principautez de monde" by Pierre Davity or D'Avity.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Davity
There is a guy in Germany selling individual pages on the internet. This happens with older books in bad condition. Your page may have come from a badly damaged copy.