BRB0180

Title

Subject

Description

Jesuit catechism that includes one hundred lessons translated into Dutch, each illustrated with a meditational emblem engraved by Theodore Galle. A key to the book's usage is the rotating volvelle, part of a "lottery plate" that reveal the numerals 1 through 100. By rotating the volvelle, the reader could randomly select a number that refers to a pious Dutch proverb or motto, printed on the following pages, which in turn corresponds to one of the book's illustrated lessons.

Creator

David, Jan, 1545?–1613, Galle, Théodore, 1571–1633, illustrator, and Moretus, Jan, 1543–1610, printer.

Source

BRB0180. Jan David (1546–1613). Christeliicken waerseggher : de principale stucken van t'christen geloof en Leuen int cort begrijpende. Met een rolle der deugtsaemheyt daer op dienende. Ende een schildt-wacht teghen de valsche waersegghers, tooueraers, etc. Antwerp: Jan Moretus, 1603.

Relation

Moving

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Dutch; Latin; French

Type

Emblem Book

Collection

The Shape of Content in Christian Books, Broadsides, and Prints

Citation

David, Jan, 1545?–1613, Galle, Théodore, 1571–1633, illustrator, and Moretus, Jan, 1543–1610, printer. , “BRB0180,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed November 8, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1694.