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Genealogy of the Scharp family (Sharp, Scarpi, Scharpff)
Familie-aanteekeningen van verscheidene eeuwen betreffende het geslacht Scharp. En andere daar mede van tyd tot tyd verzwaagerde familien. Tot zijn eigen genoegen en tot nut zijner afstammelingen verzaameld en in orde gebragt. Ao 1802.
Manuscript in black ink, calligraphed by Hermannus Ormel in 1804. XXVI, 154, [2] p.
With an allegorical washed ink frontispiece signed "C: Groeneveld delijn, Rotterdam 1803", 7 portraits and historical plates in washed ink and 19 coats of arms embedded in marvelous bright colour gouaches partly higthened with egg shell of marble monuments. Title page and half titles within a multicoloured border. Illustrations protected by a blue paper leaf.
Green calf, tooled in gold with red morocco onlays. On the covers 2 frames composed of decorative rolls, the inner with a broad red morocco onlay. Central a large ornament composed of several tools. Flat spine with a large red morocco onlay on which the title, bordered by decorative rolls and tools. Board edges and turn ins with a decorative roll. Green end bands. Marbled end leaves. Edges gilt and simply gauffered. [Bosch bindery, Rotterdam]. In a modern protective box.
This manuscript comprises the genealogy of the originally Scottish Scharp / Sharp family and its connected branches (Roithan, Knoll and Ihle), dating from 1390 till 1802, which came via Austria to Holland. It is compiled by the famous Dutch church minister Jan Scharp (The Hague 1756 - Rotterdam 1828), to prove his noble pedigree for himself and his offspring. He wrote his own extensive biography on p. 47-75ff., followed by a washed ink drawing of a sihouette portrait of himself and his wife.
It starts with an interesting long introductory justification about the reason for making this genealogy. He states that it should not be regarded as a sign of hypocrasy and pride (III-XXI).
The first section is "Eerste geslachtsregister van Jan Scharp, behelzende de familie Scharp" (1-87). Separately dealt with are the Italian branch (Scarpi), the German branch (Scharpff) and the English branch (Sharp). It is illustrated with portraits, historical events and coats of arms of the most famous forefathers: Joannes Scharpius Oxoniensis (ca1390, first attested member of the dynasty), Fra Paolo Scarpi (1552-1623), author of the History of the Council of Trient (1619), friend of Gallilei, Francis Bacon and william Harvey. "The most reverend father in God James Sharp" archdeacon, murdered by the Puritans in 1679, "The most reverend father in God John Sharp", archdeacon of York(1650-1713). The second section deals with the Engelcke family (89-119). The third section deals with the families Roithan, Knol and Ihle (122-152).
-Jan Scharp (1756-1828) was a very active church minister who wrote a lot of theological and historical treatises. His album amicorum is kept in the Royal Library (KB) Den Haag. In Het Nederlands patriciaat 3 (1913) p. 348ff is mention of a Scharp family, this however seems to be a complete different branch, with different coats of arms.
-Cornelis Groeneveld (fl. 1795-1813) was a miniature painter and draughtsman. In 1811 he painted the arrival of Willem I in Scheveningen.
-Hermanus Ormel (1768-1845) was a schoolmaster, who did incidentally calligraphical work.
The very high quality binding is made by the Rotterdam Bosch Bindery, which was active from 1767-1802.
-Literature: DDB IIa, p. 453-463
-Condition: Binding some unobtrusive rubbing; else a very fine copy.
With an allegorical washed ink frontispiece signed "C: Groeneveld delijn, Rotterdam 1803", 7 portraits and historical plates in washed ink and 19 coats of arms embedded in marvelous bright colour gouaches partly higthened with egg shell of marble monuments. Title page and half titles within a multicoloured border. Illustrations protected by a blue paper leaf.
Green calf, tooled in gold with red morocco onlays. On the covers 2 frames composed of decorative rolls, the inner with a broad red morocco onlay. Central a large ornament composed of several tools. Flat spine with a large red morocco onlay on which the title, bordered by decorative rolls and tools. Board edges and turn ins with a decorative roll. Green end bands. Marbled end leaves. Edges gilt and simply gauffered. [Bosch bindery, Rotterdam]. In a modern protective box.
This manuscript comprises the genealogy of the originally Scottish Scharp / Sharp family and its connected branches (Roithan, Knoll and Ihle), dating from 1390 till 1802, which came via Austria to Holland. It is compiled by the famous Dutch church minister Jan Scharp (The Hague 1756 - Rotterdam 1828), to prove his noble pedigree for himself and his offspring. He wrote his own extensive biography on p. 47-75ff., followed by a washed ink drawing of a sihouette portrait of himself and his wife.
It starts with an interesting long introductory justification about the reason for making this genealogy. He states that it should not be regarded as a sign of hypocrasy and pride (III-XXI).
The first section is "Eerste geslachtsregister van Jan Scharp, behelzende de familie Scharp" (1-87). Separately dealt with are the Italian branch (Scarpi), the German branch (Scharpff) and the English branch (Sharp). It is illustrated with portraits, historical events and coats of arms of the most famous forefathers: Joannes Scharpius Oxoniensis (ca1390, first attested member of the dynasty), Fra Paolo Scarpi (1552-1623), author of the History of the Council of Trient (1619), friend of Gallilei, Francis Bacon and william Harvey. "The most reverend father in God James Sharp" archdeacon, murdered by the Puritans in 1679, "The most reverend father in God John Sharp", archdeacon of York(1650-1713). The second section deals with the Engelcke family (89-119). The third section deals with the families Roithan, Knol and Ihle (122-152).
-Jan Scharp (1756-1828) was a very active church minister who wrote a lot of theological and historical treatises. His album amicorum is kept in the Royal Library (KB) Den Haag. In Het Nederlands patriciaat 3 (1913) p. 348ff is mention of a Scharp family, this however seems to be a complete different branch, with different coats of arms.
-Cornelis Groeneveld (fl. 1795-1813) was a miniature painter and draughtsman. In 1811 he painted the arrival of Willem I in Scheveningen.
-Hermanus Ormel (1768-1845) was a schoolmaster, who did incidentally calligraphical work.
The very high quality binding is made by the Rotterdam Bosch Bindery, which was active from 1767-1802.
-Literature: DDB IIa, p. 453-463
-Condition: Binding some unobtrusive rubbing; else a very fine copy.
€ 14.500
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