Antiquarian book - Emblem book Roemer Visscher Sinne dolls

• Emblem book emblem bundle Sinne-poppen by Anna Roemer Visscher from 1678
• Anna Roemers Visscher Sinne dolls 1678
• fourth edition = second edition in the Anna Roemersdochter edition.
• Book Sinnepoppen + 10 (Minne - dolls) and with epitaph
• With emblematic illustrations, etchings / engravings by the artist Claes Jansz. Visscher
• Amsterdam publisher Willem Jansz. Blaeu
• height 14 cm x width 10 cm x thickness 3 cm

some pages are printed very light - not enough ink
folds and tears
also the first pages have some damp spots
cover is loose from the book at the front


first flyleaf is missing
page 1 missing - missing: page 1 (foretitle)
page 67 is completely loose
page 70 (illustration) is missing
page 71 (text) is missing
page 100 has an incorrect image, has the same image as page 98, instead of an image of the "griffin/mythical creature"
page 179 (illustration) is missing
page 180 (text) is missing
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valuation report
Nice and rare copy of the famous Emblem Book by Roemer Visscher.
An edition from 1678 to which 10 Minnepoppen and the Epitaph have been added.
Too bad some pages are missing and the book is a bit damaged.
In today's art market, these types of antique books are still highly sought after and usually receive considerable attention at auctions.
This book does occasionally come up at auction, but not very often, and I think your copy would certainly attract interest.
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Simple moralistic-didactic wisdom.
Sinnepoppen Amsterdam.1614 (2nd ed. 3rd ed. published by his daughter Anna)
The Sinnepoppen were published in 1614 in Amsterdam by Willem Jansz. Blaeu in oblong quarto format, with etchings by the draughtsman Claes Jansz. Visscher (1578-ca. 1660).
A second edition appeared from the same publisher, perhaps during Roemer's lifetime.
After 1620, Blaeu also published an undated adaptation of the Sinnepoppen by Roemer's daughter Anna Roemers Visscher. Two reprints of this are known, from 1669 and 1678.

Roemer Visscher: businessman and member of the cultural elite
Visscher's house on the Geldersekade was a meeting place for the Amsterdam cultural elite in the first two decades of the 17th century. Not only did he amass a fortune as a successful businessman, he was also well-informed about Latin, Italian and French literature. He gave his famous daughters Anna and Maria Tesselschade an artistic education. And he was a prominent member of the chamber of rhetoric In liefde Bloeien.

The emblem bundle
Visscher's strong point turned out to be the short poem, including the emblems. In 1612, some of his poems were printed in Leiden, behind Visscher's back. Visscher responded to this in 1614 with his Sinnepoppen. This emblem book was published by the famous Amsterdam publisher Willem Jansz. Blaeu. The work contains 183 emblems, divided into three sections or 'schocken'. 'Schock' means 'some sixty', which refers to the number of emblems in each separate section of the book. The images are etchings touched up with a burin by the illustrator and publisher Claes Jansz. Visscher, who was not related to Roemer.

'A short sharp reason' that everyone can understand
Roemer Visscher proved himself a self-conscious advocate of literature in the vernacular. In the preface to his emblem book he gives a description of an emblem or, as he calls it, 'sinnepop'. Not too difficult, not too easy. In short, an emblem should not be too difficult, but also not too easy.

Compliments for merchant spirit
Contrary to the custom of the time, the pictures in Sinnepoppen are not accompanied by verses, but by concrete prose texts in a so-called conversational tone. The collection shows a range of typical Dutch objects: ships, locks, skaters, mills, tulips, and so on. Many practical utensils and mechanical instruments are also included, such as a compass and a saw, for example. A stand is also taken against economic pursuit and unnecessary waste. However, the Dutchman is complimented on his merchant spirit and creativity.

Gap in the market
Sinnepoppen proved to be a gap in the market. In 1620, 1669 and 1678 three more editions of the work followed. For these editions Visscher's daughter Anna added all sorts of moralistic verses to the original emblems. She also included ten new emblems and changed some prose commentaries and the order of the emblems.

Anna Visscher is the eldest daughter of the wealthy grain merchant and poet Roemer Visscher, who receives many writers and artists in his house on the Geldersekade in Amsterdam. Anna speaks her languages and acquires fame as a glass engraver.