civitates orbis terrarum de braun georg frans hogenberg simon (3 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Near fine. Five volumes. Cologne: Bertram Buchholtz, 1599-1597-1606-[1599]-ca. 1600. Folio (15 11/16" x 11 1/16", 398mm x 280mm). Collated complete, except for II.4(?)2 blank, IV.Ï1 (part 4 title-page) and IV.2Ï2 blank. Bound in contemporary calf with the "standard Civitates binding" offered by Hogenberg, tooled gilt originally but now mostly rubbed to blind. On the spine, five raised bands with triple blind fillets above and below. Title gilt to the second panel, number gilt to the third. All edges of the text-block glazed red. Each volume presented in an archival phase box. Lacking the part 4 title-page and two blanks (as enumerated above). Conserved in October 2021 by James and Stuart Brockman (full report available). The following ten plates have been supplied from other copies: I.8 (Montpellier), I.9 (Rouen), I.35 (Frankfurt); II.24 (Dordrecht); III.4 (Edinburgh), III.36 (Leeuwarden), III.37 (Soest and Warburg), III.38 (Frankenberg), III.44 (Zurich); IV.32 (Bad Segeberg). Some foxing to the preliminaries. Ink marginalia in an old (XVIIc?) hand in Spanish throughout, with concentrations to the Spanish views of vol. I (41r, Granada; 51r, Barcelona) and to the preliminaries of vol. V. Contemporary coloring throughout, with fine gilding to the title-pages. Although Civitates Orbis Terrarum -- Cities of the World -- is the title given only to the first part of the work, it admirably describes what is otherwise named for its principal creators: Braun & Hogenberg. Georg Braun (Bruin in Dutch; 1541-1622) was the managing editor as well as the author of the descriptions appended to each plate. Frans Hogenberg (1543-1590) was fresh from his collaboration with Abraham Ortelius (the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum) when he suggested a complimentary account of the beacon of civilized life: the city. The project took some 40 years to come to completion; the first edition of part 1 was published in 1572, the first edition of part 6 was published in 1617 (the present set, as often, stops with part 5). As the cities of Europe (principally; there are views of cities on three additional continents: North America (Mexico and Cuzco, I.58), Africa (Cairo, Tangier, Casablanca; I.55-57) and Asia (Aden, I.53; Calicut, I.54 and Jerusalem several times) grew in size and splendor, there was a desire to document their features and organization. In part an exercise in civic pride, the views Braun chose were often drawn by local artists, and so there is an aspect of self-presentation as opposed to the intended accuracy of atlases proper. Although Dutch atlases are sometimes described as a bibliographer's nightmare, the Civitates is, properly, neither Dutch nor an atlas. Whereas other works of this sort often comprised a constantly-shifting buffet of updated plates that would replace one another, Braun and Hogenberg simply added new views and plans as they became available without replacing. Thus the work is unusually historicized, allowing the viewer to follow the development of, say, Jerusalem from 1572 (I.52) to 1575 (II.54) to 1588 (IV.58-59). The Spanish owner of the present set, perhaps from Barcelona given the volume of the annotations to its plate-text (I.5), was in a position to correct or to add information; there are no citations, so perhaps comments are from his own experience. Whereas the fate of the Civitates is often the framer's knife, having the set with early marginalia shows that the volumes were used as records and windows of the development of the early modern city. Van der Kroegt/Koeman IV.1: 41:1.1(1599), .2(1597), .3(1606), .4([1559])B, .5(1600).

Hardcover. Etat : Very good. Five parts in three volumes. Cologne: Bertram Buchholtz, 1599-1597; Petrus von Brachel, 1606-[1612]; [Buchholtz or von Brachel, 1600]. Folio (15 15/16" x 11 1/8", 404mm x 283mm). [Full collation available.] Collated complete against Van der Kroegt/Koeman but lacking 2.29: Noviomagivm/Nijmigen. Bound in contemporary laced vellum with yapp edges and ties, with the "standard Civitates binding" offered by Hogenberg (although typically in calf). On the front covers, the parts indicated in ink manuscript (I.II, III.IV, V). On the spine, seven panels (vol. I partially re-backed) separated by silver-gilt rolls. Date of binding (?) silver-gilt to panels 2, 3, 5 and 6 (9, 0, 6, 1; i.e., 1609). Silver-gilt rosettes in panels 1, 4 and 7. All edges of the text-block gauffered gilt. Presented in custom green morocco-backed black cloth clam-shell boxes, lipped and lined in dark green velvet, made by Brockman. Conserved in 2021 by James & Stuart Brockman Ltd. (full report available). Vol. I partially re-backed (at the lower half) to style. Some soiling to the bindings generally. Text-block tanned, moderately in places. Five gatherings (2.5, 2.48, 3.23, 4.28, 5.12) were smaller, perhaps indicating their insertion from another set. Graphite annotations made to the dedication (I.1.A2r) against the name of Rudolph II: "Imp. 12.8.e1576/ Morto-20.Geno. 1612 Although Civitates Orbis Terrarum -- Cities of the World -- is the title given only to the first part of the work, it admirably describes what is otherwise named for its principal creators: Braun & Hogenberg. Georg Braun (Bruin in Dutch; 1541-1622) was the managing editor as well as the author of the descriptions appended to each plate. Frans Hogenberg (1543-1590) was fresh from his collaboration with Abraham Ortelius (the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum) when he suggested a complimentary account of the beacon of civilized life: the city. The project took some 40 years to come to completion; the first edition of part 1 was published in 1572, the first edition of part 6 was published in 1617 (the present set, as often, stops with part 5). As the cities of Europe (principally; there are views of cities on three additional continents: North America (Mexico and Cuzco, I.58), Africa (Cairo, Tangier, Casablanca; I.55-57) and Asia (Aden, I.53; Calicut, I.54 and Jerusalem several times) grew in size and splendor, there was a desire to document their features and organization. In part an exercise in civic pride, the views Braun chose were often drawn by local artists, and so there is an aspect of self-presentation as opposed to the intended accuracy of atlases proper. Although Dutch atlases are sometimes described as a bibliographer's nightmare, the Civitates is, properly, neither Dutch nor an atlas. Whereas other works of this sort often comprised a constantly-shifting buffet of updated plates that would replace one another, Braun and Hogenberg simply added new views and plans as they became available without replacing. Thus the work is unusually historicized, allowing the viewer to follow the development of, say, Jerusalem from 1572 (I.52) to 1575 (II.54) to 1588 (IV.58-59). The graphite inscription marking the regnal dates of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II is the only clue to the ownership of the present set, viz., by an Italian. Van der Krogt/Koeman IV.1 41:1.1(1599) - .2(1597) -.3(1606) - .4(1612) - .5(1600).

Hardcover. Etat : Near fine. THE COMPLETE SERIES OF BRAUN AND HOGENBERG'S CITY VIEWS. Cologne: Petrus von Brachel, 1612-[1612]-1616-1617-[1617]-1618 (i.e., 1617/8) Folio (15 15/16" x 10 3/4", 404mm x 274mm). [Full collation available.] With 4 (of 6) hand-colored engraved title-pages and 364 (of 363; 5.14 is duplicated as 5.[chi]20) double-page hand-colored engraved plates (of which three are large-format folding plates: 5.27 (Antwerp) and 6.43 and 6.44 (Krakow). Additionally lacking 3.[pi]2 and 6.[chi]2. Else collated perfect against Van der Kroegt/Koeman. Bound in contemporary laced stiff vellum with yapp edges. On the spine in ink manuscript between double fillets CIDADES/ DO MVNDO. All edges of the text-block gilt. Presented in velvet-lined quarter black morocco clam-shell boxes. Restored in early 2021 by Stuart Brockman (full restoration report available). Seven plates (2.3, 2.19; 5.14-16, 5.37; 6.2) supplied from other copies (6.2 slightly smaller). Tanning throughout, moderate in places, especially from pigment burn. Some general soiling to the covers, as ever with vellum. Although Civitates Orbis Terrarum -- Cities of the World -- is the title given only to the first part of the work, it admirably describes what is otherwise named for its principal creators: Braun & Hogenberg. Georg Braun (Bruin in Dutch; 1541-1622) was the managing editor as well as the author of the descriptions appended to each plate. Frans Hogenberg (1543-1590) was fresh from his collaboration with Abraham Ortelius (the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum) when he suggested a complimentary account of the beacon of civilized life: the city. The project took some 40 years to come to completion; the first edition of part 1 was published in 1572, the first edition of part 6 was published in 1617. As the cities of Europe (principally; there are in fact views of cities on three additional continents: North America (Mexico and Cuzco, 1.58), Africa (Cairo, Tangier, Casablanca; 1.55-57) and Asia (Aden, 1.53; Calicut, 1.54 and Jerusalem several times) grew in size and splendor, there was a desire to document their features and organization. The views Braun chose were often drawn by local artists, and so there is an aspect of self-presentation as opposed to the intended accuracy of atlases proper. Although Dutch atlases are sometimes described as a bibliographer's nightmare, the Civitates is, properly, neither Dutch nor an atlas. Whereas other works of this sort often comprised a constantly-shifting buffet of updated plates that would replace one another, Braun and Hogenberg simply added new views and plans as they became available without replacing. Thus the work is unusually historicized, allowing the viewer to follow the development of, say, Jerusalem from 1572 (1.52) to 1575 (2.54) to 1588 (4.58-59). The owner of the present item waited until the publication of the final part (1617/8)s to purchase a uniform set: the most up-to-date edition of each volume, all by the Cologne publisher Petrus von Brachel. The only indication of the binder/owner's identity is the title on the spine (Cidades do Mundo): he was Portuguese. The relationship between Portugal and the rest of Europe in the early XVIIc was tempestuous, and so we feel in the set a certain rivalry: whose city has the most or most splendid spires, the greatest market, the most organized plan? The Civitates gave wide access to city planning in a variety of countries and climates, and allowed for a cross-pollination of best practices as cities ballooned into the XVIIc. Individual leaves from the Civitates have circulated widely for centuries, and as a result complete sets -- all six parts with all plates present -- are rare indeed, even in institutional collections. A contemporary binding (especially in vellum) in such fine condition is even rarer still. This may well be the ultimate trophy in picturing the development of the city. Van der Kroegt/Koeman IV.1: 1: 41:1.1(1612)A, .2(1612), .3(1616), .4(1617), .5(1617), 6(1617/18)B.