Le breuiere des courtisans : enrichy d'vn grand nombre de figures

La Serre, M. de (Jean-Puget), approximately 1600-1665, Horst, Nicolaus van der, d. 1646, Galle, Cornelis, 1576-1650, Jode, Pieter de, 1570-1634, Mallery, Philippe de, 1598-, Schoor, Gillis van, 1596- · 1630 · A Brusselles : Chez Francois Vivien ... · 24 pictures

A 1630 French devotional and courtly book published in Brussels by François Vivien, with text by Jean-Puget de La Serre and engravings by artists including Cornelis Galle and Pieter de Jode, aimed at courtiers. Its pictures are engraved headpieces and decorative borders built from scrolling acanthus, a central urn or vase, and fruit clusters, showing how symmetrical framing can organise a page around a single central motif.

Jesus Christ · Courts and courtiers

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