Ouderdom, buyten-leven, en Hof-gedachten op sorg-vliet
By: J. Cats
Contributors: Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662; Dalen, Cornelis van, 1638-1664; Mosyn, Michiel; Passe, Crispijn van de, d. 1670; Schipper, Jan Jacobsz
Publisher: By Jan Jacobsz. Schipper
Published: 1656
Place of publication: t'Amsterdam
Language: dut
Other titles: Ovderdom, buyten-leven, en Hof-gedachten op sorg-vliet; J. Cats Ouderdom, buyten-leven, en Hof-gedachten op sorg-vliet; Afbeeldinge van 't huwelyck, en 't geen daer omtrent is, onder de gedaente van een fuyck.; Koningklyke herderin Aspasia.
Work titles: Selections
Notes: Each pt. has t.p. and is separately paged. Pt. 2 is dated 1655, and has two sections, entitled Hof-gedachten and Invallende gedachten. Pagination: [32], 261, [3] p.; 125, [3] p.; [4], 84 p.; 32 p.; 224 p.

Second & 3rd pts. signed continuously. Signatures: *-4*́þ A2Ḱþ, ℗øA-Q́þ, ℗đA-D́þ, ́þA-2Éþ.

Pts. 1, 3, 4 & 5 have engraved frontispieces. Those for pts. 4 & 5 are double page, signed by Cornelis van Dalen after Adriaen van de Venne. Folded engraved port. of Cats bound after 1*4 (unsigned, but by Michiel Mosyn after van de Venne; see Muller). Folded double-page engraving bound after ́þI2, signed by van Dalen after a painting by van der Veen; it depicts the death of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, the subject of the poem that follows on ́þI3. Many of the in-text ill. signed by van de Venne as draughtsman, that on ́þG1r by Crispijn van der Passe.

Muller, F.  Beschrijvende catalogus van 7000 portretten van Nederlanders, 975

Blank banderoles in port. of Cats have been lettered in MS with names of his works. That at foot reads: Alle de wercke van I. Cats ridder etc.

Binding: later vellum, tooled in blind, the boards with central stamp and 2 frames. Author & title written at head of spine. Edges sprinkled red.

John Landwehr's printed label on front pastedown.
Table of contents: title: Ouderdom en buyten-leven --; title: Hof-gedachten --; title: Invallende gedachten --; title: Aspasia --; title: Huwelijk --; title: Doot-kiste voor de levendige, of Sinnebeelden uyt Godes woordt.