Emblemata of Zinne-werck

Illustration for vanity, no. 3.
Engraving of man with telescope, no. 47.

The Emblemata of Zinne-werck is an emblem book, with text (in poetry and prose) by the Dutch poet Johan de Brune [nl] and engravings by Adriaen van de Venne. It was first published in Amsterdam in 1624[1] by Jan Evertsen Cloppenburgh and printed in Middelburg, Zeeland, by Hans van der Hellen. The (relatively expensive) book was printed in quarto size with copper engravings. A second edition, 1636, consisted of the unsold remains of the first edition (of which probably around 1,000 copies were printed) with minor changes in the first gathering and added gatherings at the end.[2]

  1. ^ Praz 86.
  2. ^ Weij 112-14.