Friesche lust-hof, beplant met verscheyde stichtelijcke minne-liedeckens, gedichten, ende boertige kluchten - Starter, Jan Jansz. 1593-1626 (Amsterdam Voscuyl, 1623)
Last part unpaginated. Separate title page: "I. Starters Boertigheden"
very rare dutch songbook. For the music to his poems Starter made use of old english tunes.
Starter (Jan Jansz.), a poet from Friesland who flourished in the first half of the seventeenth century, published several works of poetry, but mostly of frolicsome and lascivious content; some stage work by him is also available. He died young in battle. As he had to deal with ecclesiastical opposition, his plays were banned. Also his publishing company went down. In 1625 he became the historian of Count Ernst van Mansfelt. He also took on the task of 'courantier', which meant collecting war news and passing it on. It is in this war, the Thirty Years' War, that he dies while marching in Mansfelt's campaign in Hungary.Many of his poems became the subject of other artworks such as plays or paintings. He is best known for his poem about the "Mennonite Sister".
Contains 10 charming & beautiful engravings by Jan van de Velde II (ca. 1593-1641), interesting both for the costumes and manners of the period: Frontispiece is depicting the city of Leeuwarden as a joyful pleasure garden (Fountain with Frisian virgin: a fountain in the middle of a square that represents the Frisian virgin. She holds the weapon of Friesland in her hand. Amor is on her lap, his arm around her neck. Around the fountain elegant couples that dance, hiking, ministo, making music, etc. On a Banderolder ceased by Putti is listed the title of the book), and introduction is illustrated with engraving portraying Starter as poet of the lyric of love: The swans symbolize himself and pull Cupido away from 'The Isle of Dogs' (England).
Ex Libris Christian Ernst Graf zu Stolberg (Illustrated armorial bookplate)Christian Ernst Graf zu Stolberg (1691-1771).The golden age of the Stolberg library was during the reign of Christian Ernst (1710-1771). He not only greatly increased its holdings and opened it to the public, but was also its librarian, commissioning the distinctive Stolberg bookplate and personally inscribing the publication date on the spine of each volume bound in white vellum. In 1746 Christian Ernst issued an edict making the collection—by then about 10,000 volumes—a public library.
Den tweeden druck op nieuws vermeerdert ende verbetert, met verscheyden dichten ende liedekens, soo geestige als boertige, door Ian Iansz. Starter. SS. LL. ST. Mitsgaders oock noch vermeert ende verçierd met schoone kopere figuren ende by alle onbekende wysen de noten, ofte musycke gevoeght.
Keywords: 17th Century (1601-1700); Poetry; Song; Netherlands; cello; op de wijze van; op de wijze van + muzieknotatie; est-ce mars