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VAN LAAR, G. Magazijn van Tuin-Sieraden. Zalt-Bommel: J. Noman & Son, n.d. [1814]. 4to, modern half calf, occasional slight soiling, a few fore-edges slightly cropped. New edition, engraved title with colored vignette and 190 handcolored engraved plates of garden designs, architecture, furniture and ornaments.
Van Laar's Magazijn shows an extremely wide range of subjects, from temples to hovels and their contrasting ornaments, etc, mostly deriving from the anglo-chinois style. The first edition appeared in 1802; later editions in 1838 and 1860.
Van Laar's Magazijn shows an extremely wide range of subjects, from temples to hovels and their contrasting ornaments, etc, mostly deriving from the anglo-chinois style. The first edition appeared in 1802; later editions in 1838 and 1860.