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(COSTUME--ARMS AND ARMOR.) Gheyn, Jaques de * Breen, Adam van. [Maniement D'Armes D'Arquebuses, Mousquetz, et Piques] *Le Maniement D'Armes de Nassau. 94 engraved plates of soldiers wielding firearms, pikes, etc. (83 of 117 from de Gheyn; 11 of 47 from van Breen), with title and the two preliminary text leaves from van Breen. Folio, 390x255 mm, early 19th century 1/4 morocco over brown speckled boards, backstrip perishing; few plates trimmed, one plate with some loss and backed on wove paper. [Amsterdam, 1607] * The Hague, 1618
This volume comprises a combination of plates from de Gheyn's and van Breen's works on Renaissance military dress and armaments. Several variants followed after de Gheyn's 1607 work, one of which was van Breen's treatment in 1618. Lipperheide 2058 and 2072.
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