78/2655 Engelbrecht, M. (1684-1756). Lot of 50 handcoloured engravings, (a few heightened w. gold), on 25 leaves (attached back to back), each 17,5x24 cm., bound together in contemp. hvellum w. chintz paper over covers.

- Sl. fingersoiled in margins, occas. also in the plate. Binding rubbed along extremities.

= Contains the following (in order of appearance in the book): the ages of men (youth, adolescence, old age (numb. 1594-1596)); seasons (spring and autumn (numb. 3018 and 3021)); birds (numb. 2331-2333); dogs (numb. 3131-3133); three naked wildmen (numb. 1416, 1417 and 1418 (bound at three different places in the book); horsemen (numb. 2745-2748); cavalrymen (numb. 1244, 1245 and 1247); various types of soldiers (numb. 1242, 1247 and 1243); "Les modes d'Hongrie, et Transylvanie, et de Valachie" (numb. 1388-1393); the elements, the times of the day, the continents, the temperaments (4 diff. plates, numb. 2882-2885); the ranks and the functions of soldiers and the commands given to cavalarists (numb. 2737-2744); types of food and drink (numb. 2597-2600); sayings (numb. 2653-2556).