Beschrijving
Dordrecht, Hendrik Walpot, 1735, 8vo., bound with paper covered cardboard front and back, bare spine, [14]+220+[4] pp., worn condition with loosening coverboards and loosening sewing, darkened edges, some (water)stains, two titlepages: the first one with a lovely woodcut illustration, the second with a woodcut floral vignette, with 5 pages of music. With a handwritten note on the flyleaf: ‘Dit boekje hoort toe aan Gerrit Maliepaard, Anno 1761, Haarlemmermeer, Kruisdorp’.
Comes with a modern edition by Ton van den Dungen and Els Stronks, entitled: ‘De Maassluise Meeweklacht: liederen voor zeelui, wezen en andere kerkgangers uit de zeventiende eeuw’ [1998]. In this edition the work by Frank Metaal takes a central role, but it also discusses Dutch songs from the Golden Age in general. The book offers some biographical information about Frank Metaal, though his date of birth and death remain a mystery. He probably lived between 1640-1700, he was married in 1663 and had two children.
