Het schilder-boeck
Subtitle: waerin voor eerst de leerlustighe iueght den grondt der edel vry schilderconst in verscheyden deelen wort voorghedraghen : daer nae in dry deelen t'leuen der vermaerde doorluchtighe schilders des ouden, en nieuwen tyds : eyntlyck d'wtlegghinghe op den Metamorphoseon Pub. Ouidij Nasonis : oock daerbeneffens wtbeeldinghe der figueren : alles dienstich en nut den schilders, constbeminders en dichters, oock allen staten van menschen
By: door Carel van Mander, schilder
Contributors: Wesbusch, Passchier van, bookseller; Meester, Jacob de, printer; Matham, Jacob, 1571-1631, engraver; Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617, artist, attributed name; Saenredam, Jan Pietersz, 1565-1607, engraver; Mander, Carel van, 1548-1606; Mander, Carel van, 1548-1606
Publisher: Voor Paschier van Wesbusch, boeckvercooper
Published: 1604
Place of publication: Tot Haerlem
Language: dut
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Painters; Biography; Early works to 1800; Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Work titles: Schilderboek
Notes: Place of publication appears below bookseller on title page.

In 6 parts. Sometimes described as in 2 volumes: volume [1] encompassing parts 1-4, volume [2] parts 5-6.

Signatures: *-2[star]⁸ A-L⁸ M⁸(±M4) N-2P⁸ chi², ²[star]⁸ ²A-R⁸ ²S²; chi2 blank.

Main title page and divisional title page preceding the fifth part (both included in pagination) are illustrated, engraved; lettered: KMander inuentor; IMaetham sculp.

Second, third, fourth, and sixth parts have divisional letterpress title pages, with imprints identifying Jacob de Meester in Alkmaar as the printer. Parts 2-3 are dated 1603; the rest dated 1604.

The plate is an engraved portrait of Mander, lettered: HG. [i.e. Hendrik Goltzius] pinxit; I. Saenreda[m] sculp.

Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, decorated initials.

Privilege statements on leaves [star]1v and ²[star]1v.

Errata: chi1r and ²S2v.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: [1]. Der grondt der edel vry schilder-const (A1r-H1v); title: [2]. Het leven der oude antijcke doorluchtighe schilders (H2r-M2v); title: [3]. Het leven der moderne, oft dees-tijtsche doorluchtighe italiaensche schilders (M3r-2B3v); title: [4]. Het leven der doorluchtighe Nederlandtsche, en Hooghduytsche shilders (2B4r-chi1v); title: [5]. Wtlegghingh op den Metamorphosis Pub. Ouidij Nasonis (²[star]1r-²Q2r); title: [6]. Uvtbeeldinge der figueren (²Q3r-²S2v).