79/2535 [Artists' manuals]. Bloemaert, A. Oorspronkelyk en vermaard konstryk tekenboek (...) Hooglyk dienstig en nut voor Schilders, Beeldhouwers, Plaatsnyders, Tekenaars en Konstbegeerige Leerlingen van de beyde Sexen. Amst., R. and J. Ottens, 1740, 8 parts in 1 vol., tinted engr. frontisp., portrait, dedic. engraving, 170 (of 173) engravings by F. BLOEMAERT (incl. frontisp. and duplicates in the tinted version), contemp. panneled vellum w. central mirror ornamrnts on both covers, folio. - BOUND WITH: "Aardige voorbeelden van vliegende Kinderkens" (3 engravings by F. BLOEMAERT).

- Lacks title-p./ dedic./ 3 engravings; 2 engravings loose; a few w. vague fold/ trifle yellowed; overall fine. Mounted ticket on spine.

= Bolten p.253: "The leading example of the master model in the Netherlands is the drawing book by Abraham Bloemaert. (...) Bloemaert's drawing examples are not derived from those of other authors. They represent the fruits of a life of industrious study in academies and after nature (...)." The original edition of this work was published by the artist in 1650 as Artis Apellae Liber and contained approx. 120 plates. Provenance: the collection C. Ploos van Amstel (with his bookplate and signature on upper pastedown) and the collection A.M. van den Broek. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCII.