Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Greeven, Hendrik, 1787-1854
Title:
Collection des costumes des provinces septentrionales du royaume des Pays-Bas = Verzameling der kleederdragten in de nordelyke-provincien van het Koningryk der Nederlanden / dessinés d'aprés nature par H. Greeven ; et lithographiés par Vallon de Villeneuve ...
Alternate Title(s):
Verzameling der kleederdragten in de nordelyke-provincien van het Koningryk der Nederlanden
Published / Created:
Amsterdam : François Buffa et fils, ; 1828 [i.e. 1829]

Paris : Engelmann et Cie., 1828 [i.e. 1829]
Physical Description:
[44] p., [22] leaves of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
GT1003 .G74 1828+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Each plate is accompanied by 1 leaf of letterpress text, in French on rectos and English on versos. The preface is also given in French and English.

Lithographed title page plate is in French and Dutch.

Includes a lithographed "Table des costumes contenus dans ce volume", in Dutch on recto and in French on verso.

Preface signed: François Buffa et fils, Amsterdam, ce 1 juillet 1829.

Plates 12 and 17 are after drawings by Johannes Franciscus Christ.

Lipperheide Kostümbibliothek (2. Aufl.), Gb48

Colas, R. Bibliographie générale du costume et de la mode, 1311

Hiler, H. Bibliography of costume, p. 335

BAC: British Art Center copy has hand-colored plates. Bound in half calf and marbled boards. Bookplate: William John Mahon, Waterbury, Connecticut.
Subject Terms:
Costume -- Netherlands. | Netherlands -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | François Buffa et fils -- Publisher. | Engelmann et Cie -- Publisher. | Mahon, William John -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1828.
Contributors:
Christ, Johannes Franciscus, 1790–1845, ill. | Vallon de Villeneuve, lithographer.