Beschrijving
Amsterdam Kornelis de Bruyn 1661, 64 pp. in loose modern paper folder that was glued to the bookblock (damage remains), Joost van den Vondels tragedy ‘Jerusalem Destroyed’ (1661) dramatizes the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans in 70 AD, portraying it as divine punishment for human pride and moral decay. The play serves as both a biblical lamentation and a political-religious warning to Vondels own divided Dutch Republic.Octavo edition, 8º. Titlepage with vignet of a water well and the text elck zyn beurt.

