In my opinion you have to be very careful of books have pages made from other materials than paper or parchment. All the pages of the modern...
This seems very suspicious to me. It looks like a forgery you see a lot lately. The Catholic religious medal of Saint George and the fantasy...
A breviary is a book for a Catholic Priest. It is one of the so called liturgical books of the Roman rite. During Medieval times breviaries were...
Thank you for this extra info! Last October I posted a book from my collection that was made by his uncle Hubert. Hendrick and Hubert were born...
That is why I bought this engraving. It was in a lot together with another engraving and a 20th century etching. If I compare your details with...
Thank you for your insights! I do not see the angel face, do you mean the clouds here? [ATTACH]
Yes that is always possible, but as it is a series of 12, it is more likely the picture started as an engraving in my opinion.
Hello everyone, I’m seeking help in identifying and understanding the origins of a print in my collection. The engraving is titled Ecce Homo,...
Please post them here in an own topic! I’d love to see them!
Some better pictures of the violin in the Rijksmuseum...
Not sure if this example is very old: https://dutchceramics.com/products/handpainted-ceramics-violin
I really don’t know, but age doesn’t make this horse(?) prettier :)
Can I throw my ugly horse (?) into the mix? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The book looks first quarter 19th century to me. This is an advertisement of the book in the London chronicle of 1809: [ATTACH]...
The paper marks are more a trademark for the paper maker. The paper marks are a great tool to determine the age of a book when other options fail....
What a cool find! The deliberate damage makes it much more interesting than a handful perfect undamaged coins.
I tried to find some matching coins, just to see if it fits. [ATTACH]
What a cool book! Thank you for sharing! I have a book in my collection with similar portraits (see my avatar) from a bit later (1611). It is...
I’m excited to share a new addition to my collection: Les Images Presque de Tous les Empereurs, printed in Antwerp in 1559 by Gilles Coppens van...
It is a few years ago since I studied this print. I believe now the Franciscus mentioned in the text is Franciscus Sonnius(1506-1576), the first...
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