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| Record ID | cp010233 |
| Voet reference number | 1412 |
| Museum Plantin-Moretus | c:lvd:1132927 |
| Author | Jan-Baptist HOUWAERT |
| Title page transcription | PEGASIDES PLEYN, ‖ Ende ‖ DEN LVST-HOF ‖ DER MAEGHDEN: ‖ Begrepen in sesthien amoreuse Poëtelijcke stichtende Boecken, ‖ uyter maten playsant, ende nootsakelijck gelesen voor Maegh- ‖ den, ionge Dochters, ghehoude Vrouwen, VVeduvven, ende ‖ Mans persoonen. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van de Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant, excellent Poëet. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn. ‖ M.D.LXXXIII. |
| Collation | 4º [135]: †-†††⁸, ††††⁴, A-S⁸, T⁴, V-Z⁸, a-e⁸, f⁴, g-p⁸ (numeration of quires in civilité type); pages I-LI, [LII-LVI], 1-591, [592] (Errors: III for V, XXII for XLIX; 61 for 16, 83 for 38, 24 for 42, 182 for 192, 00 for 200, 137 for 237, 268-271 for 269-272, 32 for 321, 303 for 403, 328 for 428, 439 for 436) |
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| Pages | [I]: Title [II]: Privilege (Antwerp, 17 January 1582, signed by H. vanden Bossche) III: T'boeck tot d'eersame goetwillighe lesers, maeghden, dochters, vrouwen, weduwen, als mans (parts in italic type) IIII: Note on the book and the author (civilité type); Symbolum Auctoris III (= for V) -XXIIII: D'auteur tot de goedtwillighe edele maeghden, dochters, vrouwen, ende weduwen van Belgica ('Cleyn Venegien' near Brussels; parts in italic type and civilité type) XXV: De drucker tot den goet-willighen leser (italic type); Peeter de Coker facteur wenscht miin heer Houwaert prosperiteyt… XXVI-XXVIII: M. Peeter Custodis in recommendatie van dese boecken (civilité type) XXIX-XXXIII: Poem by Wilhem van Haeght (civilité type, parts in roman type and italic type) XXXIIII: I. I. V. S. V ionghe dochter in d'eere van mijn Heere Houwaert (italic type) XXXV-XXXVII: Poem by I.I. Vander Noot addressed to Balthasar le Merchier (parts in italic type) XXXVIII-XLII: Six poems by the author (civilité type) XLII-XLVI: Phoebi lofsanck (italic type, part in roman type) XLVII-XLVIII: Ian vanden Eede ter begheirten van die vroukens van Bruessele aen Sr Iehan Baptista Houwaert XLIX-LI: Four sonnets by I. Ian Vander Noot on the first four books (italic type) [LII-LIIII]: illustrations [LV]: Woodcut and poem on the name and device of the author [LVI]: Summary of the first book (gothic type) 1-159: Text first book (civilité type) [160]: Blank: [161]: T'CHIERAET ‖ VAN DIE DEVGHDE- ‖ LYCKE MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het tweede boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rethorijckelijck ghecom- ‖ poneert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Con- ‖ siellier, ende Meester Ordinaris, van ‖ die Rekenninghen des Hertogh- ‖ doms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 34 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn, s'Hertoghs drucker. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [162]: illustration 163: Summary of the 2nd book (italic type) [164]: illustration 165-293: Text (civilité type) [294]: Hier eyndet den tweeden Boeck…(civilité type) [295-296]: Blank [297]: DEN SPIEGHEL ‖ VAN DIE SCHOONE ‖ MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het derde boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecom- ‖ poneert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Con- ‖ siellier, ende Meester Ordinaris van ‖ die Rekenninghen des Hertogh- ‖ doms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 34 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn, s'Hertoghs drucker. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [298]: illustration [299]: Summary of the 3rd book (italic type) [300]: illustration 301-445: Text (civilité type) [446-448]: Blank [449]: DEN TRESOOR ‖ VAN D'EERLIICKE ‖ MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het vierde boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecom- ‖ poneert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Con- ‖ siellier, ende Meester Ordinaris van ‖ die Rekeninghen des Hertogh- ‖ doms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 34 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn, s'Hertoghs drucker. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [450]: illustration 451: Summary of the 4th book (civilité type) [452]: illustration 453-591: Text (civilité type) [592]: Hier eyndet den vierden boeck…(civilité type) Errata for the 16 books: 4 not numbered pages; in gothic type on two columns (in Museum Plantin-Moretus-copy bound between pages IIII-III (= for V) |
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| Bibliographical references | Bib. Belgica (1964-1970 éd.) H 15 Cockx-Indestege, E. Belgica typographica 1531 |
| Online bibliographical references | STCV c:stcv:12917763 |
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II.
| Title page transcription | DEN ONSCHAECK ‖ VAN DIE TRIVMPHANTE ‖ MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het vijfde boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Consiellier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn, s'Hertoghs drucker. ‖ M.D.LXXXII. |
| Collation | 4º [136]: Aa-Ll⁸, Mm⁴, Nn-Xx⁸, Yy⁶, Zz⁸, aa-ii⁸, kk⁴, ll-xx⁸, yy (numeration of quires in civilité type); pages 1-688 (Errors: 920 for 620) |
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| Pages | [1]: Title 2-3: Five poems by I. Vander Noot (on the 5th-8th books and a conclusion) (italic type) [4]: illustration [5]: Summary of the 5th book (gothic type) 7-183: Text (civilité type) [184]: Hier eyndet den vyfden boeck…(civilité type) [185]: DEN STRYT VAN ‖ DIE CLOECKE ‖ MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het seste boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ end Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn, s'Hertoghs drucker. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [186]: illustration [187]: Summary of the 6th book (gothic type) [188]: illustration 189-338: Text (civilité type) [339]: Hier eyndet het seste boeck…(civilité type) [340]: Blank [341]: DIE MANIEREN ‖ VAN DIE GRACIEVSE ‖ MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het seuenste boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn, s'Hertoghs drucker. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [342]: illustration [343]: Summary of the 7th book (gothic type) [344]: illustration 345-507: Text (civilité type, parts in roman type) [508]: Hier eyndet het seuenste boeck…(civilité type) [509]: D'EXCELLENTIE ‖ VAN D'EDELE ‖ MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het achtste boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn, s'Hertoghs drucker. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [510]: illustration [511]: Summary of the 8th book (gothic type) [512]: illustration 513-688: Text (civilité type, parts and marginals in roman type) 688: Hier eyndet het achtste boeck…(civilité type) |
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| Title page transcription | DEN DRVCK VAN ‖ D'ONGHELVCKIGHE ‖ MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het neghenste boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, bij Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ Ghedruckt t'Antwerpen by Christoffel ‖ Plantijn, M.D.LXXXII. |
| Collation | 4º [137]: AA-II⁸, KK⁴, LL-XX⁸, YY⁶, ZZ⁸, aA-tT⁸, vVⁱº (numeration of quires in civilité type, with some exceptions); pages 1-679, [680] (Errors: 271 for 127, 356 for 365, 197 for 617, 594 for 664, 573 for 673, 576 for 676, 667 for 677) |
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| Pages | [1]: Title [2-3]: Four poems by Vander Noot on 9th-12th books (italic type) [4]: illustration [5]: Summary of the 9th book (gothic type) [6]: illustration 7-152: Text (civilité type) 152: Hier eyndet den neghenste boeck…(gothic type) [153]: D'INSTRVCTIE VAN ‖ DIE VERVOLGHDE ‖ MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het thiende boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [154]: illustration [155]: Summary of the 10th book (gothic type) [156]: illustration 157-337: Text (civilité type) [338]: Hier eyndet het thiende boeck…(gothic type) [339-340]: Blank [341]: DIE VREESE VAN ‖ D'AMOREVSE ‖ MAEGHDEN. ‖ Het elfste boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [344]: illustration 345-497: Text (civilité type) [498]: Hier eyndet het elfste boeck…(gothic type) [499-500]: Blank [501]: DIE CLACHTE VAN ‖ DIE BEDROGHEN ‖ DOCHTERS. ‖ Het twaelfste boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [502]: illustration [503]: Summary of the 12th book (gothic type) [504]: illustration 505-679: Text (civilité type, part in roman type) [680]: Hier eyndet het twaelfste boeck…(gothic type) |
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| Title page transcription | T'HOVWELYCK VAN ‖ DIE DISCRETE ‖ IONCK-VROVWEN. ‖ Het derthienste boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn. ‖ M.D.LXXXII. |
| Collation | 4º [137]: Aaa-Lll⁸, Mmm⁴, Nnn-Zzz⁸, Aaaa⁶, Bbbb-Kkkk⁸, Llllⁱº, Mmmm-Yyyy⁸ (numeration of quires in civilité type, with some exceptions); pages 1-715 (= for 709), [710-712] (Errors: 292 for 294, 294 for 295; 389-392 omitted, meaning that from 393 numeration too high by 4 units, 369 for 569; 656-657 omitted, meaning that from 658 numeration too high by 6 units) |
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| Pages | [1]: Title [2-3]: Poems by I. Vander Noot on the 13th-15th books (italic type, words in greek type and roman type) [4]: illustration [5]: Summary of the 13th book (italic type) [6]: illustration 7-183: Text (civilité type) 183: Hier eyndet het derthienste boeck…(gothic type) [184]: Blank [185]: DIE GHETROVWICHEYT ‖ VAN D'EERBAER GHE- ‖ HOVDE VROVWEN. ‖ Het vierthiende boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [186]: illustration [187]: Summary of the 14th book (gothic type) [188]: illustration 189-371: Text (civilité type) [372]: Hier eyndet het vierthiēde boeck…(gothic type) [373]: DIE CONSTANTIE VAN ‖ DIE BEDROEFDE ‖ WEDVWEN. ‖ Het vyfthienste boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [374]: illustration [375]: Summary of the 15th book (gothic type) [376]: illustration 377-540 (= for 536): Text (civilité type, words in roman type) [537]: D'OFFICIE VAN ‖ DIE BELEEFDE MANS. ‖ Het sesthienste boeck. ‖ Poëtelyck ‖ Gheinuenteert, ende Rhetorijckelijck ghecompo- ‖ neert, by Iehan Baptista Houwaert, Conseillier, ‖ ende Meester Ordinaris van die Rekeninghen des ‖ Hertoghdoms van Brabant. ‖ ⊕ 29 ‖ T'ANTWERPEN, ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn. ‖ M.D.LXXXII [538]: illustration [539]: Summary of the 16th book (gothic type) [540]: illustration 545 (= for 541)-715 (= for 709): Text (civilité type) [710]: Hier eyndet het sesthienste ende het leste boeck…(gothic type) [711-712]: Blank |
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| Illustrations | A. Copper engravings: 1) At the beginning of the first book, on page [LII]: Portrait of the author (medallion within cartouche with allegorical representations; around the medallion the name of the author [Iehan Baptista Houwaert] and his device [Houdt Middel Mate]), 160 × 122. Underneath 4 verses on two columns, printed typographically. The same portrait has also been reproduced in De vier wterste (see no. cp012883) 2) The coat-of-arms of the author (medallion within cartouche with allegorical representations; around the medallion the name of the author and his device), 160 × 122: reproduced at the beginning of each of the 16 books: I, LIII, 162, 298, 450 II, 4,186, 342, 510 III, 4, 154, 342, 502 IV, 4, 186, 374, 542. This illustration has also been reproduced in De vier wterste (see no. cp012883) 3) 16 allegorical representations, c. 158 × 116, each at the beginning of one of the 16 books: I, LIV, 164, 300, 452 II, 6, 188, 344, 512 III, 6, 156, 344, 504 IV, 6, 188, 376, 544. The illustration of the 3th book (I, page 300) has the monogram of the copper engraver Ioannes Wiericx B. Woodcuts: 1) in I, page LV: the allegorical representation of the device of the author (Houdt Middel Mate), c. 107 × 86, with above and underneath poems on this device, printed typographically. The same illustration also reproduced in De vier wterste (see no. cp012883) 2) Cartouches of varying types and dimensions, generally at the beginning and the end of each book (printed within the cartouche a summary of the book or the mention that here ends the book in question): Type 1: I, LVI; II, 5; IV, 5, 375, 543. Type 2: I, 163, 299. Type 3: I, 294, 451. Type 4: I, 592; II, 343. Type 5: II, 184, 339, 508; III, 338, 498, 680; IV, 372, 716. Type 6: II, 187, 511; III, 5, 155, 503; IV, 187. Type 7: II, 688; III, 152; IV, 183. Type 8: III, 344. N.B.: On the copper engraving-illustrations see also in Notes |
| Copies | Museum Plantin-Moretus - R 54.19 I-IIRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesKBR Royal Library of BelgiumGhent University LibraryKB National Library of the NetherlandsMaatschappij der Nederlandse LetterkundeBritish Library London |
| Bibliographical references | Ruelens-de Backer, pages 249-251 (1582, no. 50) Bib. Belgica (1964–1970 éd.), III, pages 534-535 H. Carter-H.D. L. Vervliet, civilité types, 1966, no. 208 Title-page of Book V reproduced in Voet, L. The Golden Compasses, I, pl. 27 (facing page 101) |
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| Note 1 | An 'ars amandi', in rimes, which, according to the author, he started writing at the demand of a beautiful and noble young lady he met at a wedding. Sixteen books, divided into 4 volumes: in 15 books the author eulogizes the women and advises them in dealing with men; in the 16th and last book he addresses himself to the men, pointing out their duties towards women. In all some 58.000 verses (printed in Civilité-type, but in the 12th book parts in Roman, probably because the stock of civilité-type had momentarily run out). The first book has also the general title for the whole work, which can approximately be translated as 'The plain of Pegasus and the pleasure-garden of the virgins'. |
| Note 2 | This dithyrambic 'Laudatory of Women' earned the author great praise and fame. Pegasides Pleyn was often reprinted: in 1608 (Leiden), 1611 (Leiden), 1614-15 (Delft), 1622-23 (Delft) (cf. BB, III, pages 535-538). Houwaert himself wrote something as a continuation: Den handel der amoreusheyt (The commerce of love), published at Brussels in 1583 (another edition, under the same title, but with a quite different text: Rotterdam, 1621) (cf. BB, III, page 538). |
| Note 3 | Each of books 2-16 has on the title-page the year 1582, but on the title-page of the first book, being the title-page for the whole work, is stated 1583. Very likely the printing started early in 1582 (the privilege is dated 17 January 1582), but could not be finished before 1583. It is typical that Plantin on the title-page of books 2-8 styled himself 's'Hertoghs drucker' (Printer to the Duke [Francis of Anjou]) whilst in books 9-16 and in the general title only his name is mentioned. He was appointed 'Printer to the Duke' in 1582 but dropped it after the abortive attempt of Francis of Anjou to take Antwerp in January 1583. This can imply that books 2-8 were printed in 1582, books 9-16 and at least the introductory part of book 1 in 1583. Anyway, in an entry in Arch. 20, folio 136, of 31 January 1583 (see further in text) it is stated that the work was still on the presses. |
| Note 4 | The manuscript used for composing books 13-16 is still preserved in Museum Plantin-Moretus (M 172: cf. Denucé, Manuscrits, no. 219). |
| Note 5 | In Museum Plantin-Moretus are also 16 drawings on wood-blocks, 155 × 118, with the allegorical representations of the 16 books; prepared to be cut but not executed (Van den Wijngaert, Catalogue of the Drawings of Museum Plantin-Moretus [= in manuscript; Dutch text; to be consulted in Museum Plantin-Moretus], no. 128). It may be assumed that the intention was at first to illustrate the work with woodcuts, that the preparatory work was already done, but that finally was decided to have them replaced by copper engravings. The designs of the wood-blocks were followed in minute detail by the copper engraver. Van den Wijngaert supposed the draughtsman of the drawings on the wood-blocks to have been Maarten de Vos, but this is only a guess. |
| Note 6 | Another wood-block, with the coat-of-arms of Houwaert, and bearing the monogram of the woodcutter Antoon van Leest, was actually cut (preserved in Museum Plantin-Moretus: HB 8054), but also finally replaced by a similar copper engraving (executed by A. de Bruyn: see further in text). Cf. Van Vinckenroye, I, pages 168-169. |
| Note 7 | Joannes Wiericx made of J.B. Houwaert two portraits: the one reproduced in Pegasides pleyn (and in De vier wterste), another which does not seem to have been reproduced and showing the Brussels patrician with in the right hand, pending at a ribbon around the neck, the medallion of the Beggars (Museum Plantin-Moretus: KP 12 C; reproduced from the original plate in Rooses, Musée). It may be assumed that the latter portrait was the original one intended to adorn Houwaert's publications, but that, as the fortunes of war began to change, it was finally decided to replace this politically engaged portrait by a less dangerous one. Cf. also Van Vinckenroye, 1, page 167, n. 10, who opted more for a changing of the attitude of Houwaert towards the Calvinists. |
| Note 8 | The coat-of-arms of Houwaert as reproduced in Pegasides pleyn and De vier wterste was cut by Abraham de Bruyn, who was paid on 22 November 1582 2 florins Carolus guilders for 'gesneden de wapen van [de] maechden boek Houwaert' ([for] cutting the coat-of-arms of the virgins book Houwaert) and another 1 florins Carolus guilders 4 stuivers for drawing 4 'houten formen met schilden' (very likely drawings for 4 blocks of the cartouches) (Arch. 20, folio 87; cf. Van Vinckenroye, I, page 168). |
| Note 9 | The other copper engravings were in all probability executed by Joannes Wiericx, whose monogram figures on one of the plates. He was paid 7 florins Carolus guilders on 8 September 1582 'pour la dernière figure de cuivre pour le livre de Houwaert' (Arch. 60, folio 100v) and 12 florins Carolus guilders on 18 January 1583 'lesquels sont pour reste de payement de la figure de Houwaert [= perhaps the second portrait of the author]' (Arch. 61, folio 10v). Houwaert paid also directly 21 florins Carolus guilders 6 stuivers to Joannes Wiericx, noted in Plantin's ledger on 15 January 1583 on the credit of the author (Arch. 20, folio 136). Rooses, Les frères Wiericx à l'imprimerie plantinienne, 1881, page 8, affirms, but without giving references, that Wiericx was paid for the plates of Pegasides pleyn between January and September 1582 (cf. also Rooses, Musée, page 187). On the problem see also Van Vinckenroye, I, pages 168-169. |
| Note 10 | Of Pegasides pleyn 550 copies were printed (Arch. 788). |
| Note 11 | Houwaert paid in advance on 15 January 1583 51 florins Carolus guilders 6 stuivers for an unspecified number of copies 'de son livre des poésies lequel est sur la presse' (Arch. 20, folio 136). |
| Note 12 | Listed in M 296, folio 11Ro (Lusthof der maeghden van Houwaert, 4º, f[euilles] 342, aº 83, [price:] florins Carolus guilders 5 stuivers 10), and M 321 (sub 1583; 'contiennent f[euilles] 342 et fig[ures] 33 de cuivre…'). |
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