1774 Prize binding for the personal physician of two Dutch kingsBurmannus Secundus, Petrus. Poëmatum libri quatuor and Carminum appendix. With 2 engraved title vignettes by N. van der Meer.Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], apud Corn. van Hoogeveen jun., 1774-1779. 4o (257 x 203 mm). [XXVIII], 502; [II], 68 p.Tree marbled calf, gold tooled. On the covers a border along the edge of a flower and leaf roll. In the centre the coat of arms of Rotterdam in brighter gold. Spine with 5 raised bands. In compartment 2 gilt title on red morocco label. The other compartments a fleuron in the centre and in the corners other fleurons. Board edges with a flower and leaf roll. Edges coloured with blue paste with various patterns. (bound by the Bosch bindery, Rotterdam)School prize binding of the Latin school of Rotterdam, with the partly printed and partly handwritten dedication leaf still present. It is dated 1803.Petrus Burmannus secundus [Pieter Burman] (1714-1778) was a classical scolar, like his famous uncle. As a scolar unfortunately he did't have the qualities of his uncle (he edited his commentaries on Claudianus and Vergilius), but as a neolatin poet he is highly esteemed by D.J. van Lennep and Hofman Peerlkamp.Provenance: School prize book for George Hendrik Wachter Pzn. (1791-1864), who graduated at the Groningen university on a medical thesis. He specialized in ophtalmology. Later he went to The Hague and became the personal physician of the Dutch king Willem I and later of king Willem II.Literature: Spoelder, Prijsboeken op de Latijnse school, Rotterdam 2; Storm van Leeuwen, Dutch decorated bookbindings IIA, p. 434; Hofman Peerlkamp p. 512-515; NNBW III, 1374.(Ties lacking; leather on front joint broken, cords still sound; corners a bit bumped; a good copy)


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