[Art Nouveau] Vondel, J. van den. Gysbrecht van Aemstel

D'Ondergang van syn stad en syn ballingschap. Treurspel. Met inleiding van L. Simons. Toneel decoratie ontwerpen van H.P. Berlage. Muziek van Bern. Zweers. Boekversieringen van A.J. Derkinderen. Haarlem, Erven F. Bohn, 1893(-1901). 2 vols. in 1. (8),63,88,(18); (2),122 p. W. col. lithogr. htitle, title, indexes, and num. col./ tinted text-vignettes and initials by A.J. Derkinderen. With 4 full-p. col. lithogr. plates and 2 uncol. lithogr. plates showing stage designs by Berlage (at the end of vol. 1), 2nd part w. musical scores. Finely bound in orig. full gilt vellum, t.e.g., folio. Some internal defects ensuing from the brittleness of the paper: some lvs. (for example p. 87-88) of the first part lack portions of blank margins along edges, page 81-82 w. sellotape strip in blank outer margin, lower outer corner lacking portions at the beginning. Occas. foxed as usual. Blank strips of letterpiece on spine cut out. W. owner's entry "Hannie Zeehuisen 3 November 1911" in pen on htitle. Monumental Art Nouveau book designed by A.J. Derkinderen and issued in parts between 1893 and 1901; the work reflects on the development of the "Nieuwe Kunst", a Dutch variant of the international Art Nouveau movement. According to Braches, this is the first Art Nouveau book to which a group of artists from the period contributed, resulting in a true 'Gesamtkunstwerk'. Gans, Nieuwe Kunst, p. 93-94; Braches, Nieuwe Kunst en het boek, no. 940309 and p. 393-406.