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The history of nature, in two parts : emblematically express'd in near a hundred folio copper-plates : wherein are also represented all the operations, facultys, and passions of the mind, &c. according to the manner of the most celebrated poets and philosophers

by: Kip, Johannes, 1653-1722; Freman, G; Lens, Bernard, 1682-1740; Lens, Bernard, 1659-1725; Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725; Browne, Daniel, d. 1762

Publication date: 1720

Publisher: London : Printed for D. Browne, W. Mears, and F. Clay ..., W. Taylor, ... A. Johnston, engraver, ... and W. Bray ...

Collection: getty; americana

Contributor: Getty Research Institute

Language: English

Title page printed in red and black

Some copies of the work have 89 leaves of plates. Cf. ESTC. First (unnumbered) plate and plate [44] are dedicatory, the first to "The Princess Ann", the second for the "second part", to "Mr.s Isabella, daughter of Sir William Gordon of Inver Gordon"

Artists' names recorded in the work include on 78 plates, "G. Freman Inv." ("Freeman" on plates 9, 31, 37, 40), "Lens inv." on the remaining 10. 84 plates signed "I. Kip sculp.", the 4 crediting "G. Freeman", "M. Vander Gucht scul." "Lens" is Bernard Lens, father or son, each active in 1720

Library's copy has double numbering on initial 18 emblem plates: in the lower right corner, 5, 8, 7, 6, 10, 9, 17, 14, 13, 20, 19, 15, 18, 12, 11, 4, [illegible], 16. Plates 19, 23, and 62 show rub-outs

Verso of t.p. in Library's copy signed: Sir Wm. Gordon of Invergordon Bart

Notes

No table of contents. Irregular pagination. Only pages with illustrations have numbers. Foxing.

Addeddate: 2009-04-22 16:00:30

Associated-names: Kip, Johannes, 1653-1722; Freman, G; Lens, Bernard, 1682-1740; Lens, Bernard, 1659-1725; Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725; Browne, Daniel, d. 1762