Vol. 2 has title: Perspective, pars altera : in qua præstantissima quæque artis præcepta, nec non eximia ac scitu digniora argumenta circa magnifica aliquot aedificia et praeclara architecturae decora plene planeque exhibentur : addita brevi sed dilucida linearum ac fundamentorum descriptione : in gratiam ingeniosorum studiosorumque hominum publicata / auctore Iohanne Vredemanno Frisio ; Henric. Hondivs scvlps. et excvd

Colophon, v. 1, p. [19]: Hagæ-Comitis, Ex officina Bucoldi Nieulandii, sumptibus Henrici Hondii, 1604. V. 2, p. [6]: Lvgdvni ad Rhenvm, Henricvs Hondivs cælator, anno 1605

The 1st ed., with the plates for the most part engraved by Hondius. However, plates 8, 10, 19, and 21 (v. 2) are signed: B.D. (or D.B.?) sculp. Most of the plates whose design is credited are after Vredeman de Vries, except no. 14 (v. 2), which is signed: P.V. inu. H︠h︡ondius sculp., and the ports. of Maurice, Prince of Orange (v. 1, p. [3]) and of Vredeman de Vries (v. 1, p. [5]), which Hondius both drew and engraved. These last are dated 1599 and 1604 respectively. For the problematical identity of B.D., cf. Mielke

Mielke, H. Hans Vredeman de Vris

Binding: Vellum over pasteboard. Spine with 5 raised bands, a gold-tooled label of red morocco in the second panel with title: Vredeman Perspective

Library's copy signed in brown ink on t.p. (v. 1): James Lemoigne Esq. p. 20 s. A 2nd signature on this t.p. has been lined out, but may read: H. Boyer 1690

2 volumes in 1 ([21] pages, 49 plates (33 and 34 on 1 leaf) ; [8] pages, 24 plates) : 27 x 36 cm

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