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Roemer Visscher

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Engraved book page showing a ribbed pot with ornate domed lid beside Dutch verse text, from Roemer Visscher's 1614 book.

X Hoe arger hoer, hoe beter geluck

1614

Engraved book page with a heraldic coat of arms showing griffins, lions, a bird and an eagle, beside Dutch text.

XLII 't Wil al muysen wat van katten komt

1614

Engraving of two frogs by a pond with reeds and an iris, beside a page of Dutch text, from an emblem book.

XLIII Nerghens beter

1614

Engraved emblem page showing an ostrich running across a landscape with trees, beside Dutch text.

XXXIX Knecht hoe sweet ghy

1614

Engraved emblem of a crab crawling over sand beside stacked books, with Dutch text on the facing page, 1614.

XL Leert het u kinderen niet

1614

Engraved emblem of a sleeping dog beside an anchor and smoke, with Dutch text on the facing page, from a 1614 book.

XLI Hac mente laborem

1614

Engraved emblem of a flaming heart pierced by an arrow beside a horseshoe, with Dutch verse on the facing page.

XLIV Penetrat et Solidiora

1614

Etching of a hen on a wooden fence beside a printed Dutch text column titled Het moet wel, in a 1614 book page.

XLV Het moet wel

1614

Engraved emblem of a hand holding a bristle brush under clouds, with Dutch text on the facing page of an old book.

XLVI Afkomst seyt niet

1614

Engraving of a ship capsizing in stormy waves beside a Dutch emblem text page, with figures struggling in the sea.

XLVII Frustra qui Iterum

1614

Engraved emblem of a wooden plough on legs under clouds, beside Dutch text, from Visscher's Sinnepoppen (1614).

XLVIII Oorboor gheen straf

1614

Engraving of a two-masted fishing boat hauling nets in rough sea, beside a page of Dutch verse, from Roemer Visscher's 1614 b

XLIX De kost moet voor de baet uyt

1614

Engraved emblem with a female figure holding sceptres, a wild boar, heraldic shields, and Dutch text on the facing page.

L Frendeat Aper

1614

Engraved page showing a cannon on a wheeled carriage above a Latin motto, beside a column of Latin and Dutch text.

LII Vis mea de nihilo est

1614

Book page with Dutch text and an engraved emblem of a sword balanced on an ornate stand, captioned Alter alterius poscit opem

LI Alter alterius poscit opem

1614

Book page with an engraving of a man in a wide hat standing atop a windswept tree in a landscape, beside Dutch text.

LIII Voor de wanewaers

1614

Etched emblem showing a hand on an anvil under a raised hammer, beside Dutch text on a book page.

LV Te veel vertrout

1614

Engraved emblem showing a gloved hand writing with a quill beside an inkwell, with Dutch text on the facing page.

LVI Periculum in declinatione

1614

Engraved book page with a three-masted sailing ship on rough sea beside a column of Dutch text.

LIV His Alis

1614

Engraved emblem showing a lapwing flying above its nest of eggs, beside a page of Dutch text, from Visscher's 1614 book.

LVII Laet de Kieft stippen

1614

Engraved page showing a wooden sea marker on a sandy shore with an anchor, rocky cliffs and a distant ship, beside Dutch text

LVIII Intelligentibus

1614

Engraved emblem of a fresh flower bouquet in an urn beside withered flowers on a table, with Dutch text on the facing page.

LIX Iong Hovelingh, out schoveling

1614

Engraved emblem of a naked child balancing on stilts atop a ball, with Dutch verse text on the facing column.

XV Wie deyts, soo geyts

1614

Engraved emblem page showing workmen operating a pile driver on a timber platform, with Dutch text beside it.

LX Daer de natuer heeft ramp, set het vernuft een klamp

1614

Engraving of a man in a wide hat pointing at a bird in flight over a landscape, beside Dutch verse on a book page.

XVI Men vinter meer

1614

Engraved emblem of a standing woman in period dress beside a printed page of Latin and Dutch text, from a 1614 book.

XVII Postea nullus eris

1614

Book page with a winged figure blowing a trumpet through clouds beside Dutch verse text, from Visscher's 1614 emblem book.

XX Nec prodest malis nec ledit bonos

1614

Engraving of an old sailor in a long coat holding a compass on a ship deck, beside a Dutch text page.

XIX Laetse pompen die coud hebben

1614

Engraved emblem of a child clinging to an egg in water beside reeds and a pier, with Dutch verse on the facing page.

XVIII Quaet toeverlaet

1614

Engraving of a boy rolling a hoop with a stick beside a Dutch text column, from a 1614 emblem book.

XXI Beter stil gestaen

1614

Engraved book page with a man swinging a rope and a Dutch text column beside it, titled Doorheyt is arbeyt.

XXII Doorheyt is arbeyt

1614

Engraving of a woman with ruff and headdress seen from behind, looking into a mirror, beside Dutch text on a book page.

XXIII C'est par là qu'elle parle Francois

1614