This is the second, enlarged edition of this satire on the follies of society. This Dutch adaptation of J. Flitner's Nebulo nebulonum appeared in 1634; the original in Latin was first published at Frankfurt am Main 1620. In turn this book was an adaptation of T. Murner’s Der Schelmen Zunfft, Frankfurt 1512.

The author of the Dutch version ( c.1590-1644) was a physician in Leeuwarden who also published poems and prognostications in almanacs.

The engravings and the poems relating to them refer for the greater part to professions. Six of the emblems are new. Some pages are in civilité. The egravings depict inter alia a minister, a lawyer, a quacksalver, a chemist etc. Many of the engravings however have an emblematic character, representing typical scenes of daily life in the 17th century. The engraving on page 332, depicting a visitor of a brothel with a hand in his trousers, is sometimed censored. One of the illustrations is a ‘desperate sinner’ who has hanged himself, to the satisfaction of the devil looking on (p.388).

- Provenance:
1) Ex libris “BPZ – beghinnen can ick – volharden wil ick – slaghen sal ick. Mvltiplicando prosvm”.
2) In ink: Boomsma (?) N.88 Joh (?).

- Literature: Landwehr 49; Praz 264; Emblem Books in Leiden 30; Graesse I, 269; Muller 422; Scheepers I, 408; De Vries 44; De Vries, Ned. Emblemata 180; Beijers catalogue 83, no.12.

- Condition: Small chip of p. 161 missing. Smaller waterstains trouhout the book. Big water stain from p. 353-386.