THOMAS à KEMPIS - Ronald ERGO ( illustrator ) - Jonas & Henri HEMELSOET ( printers ) :
Reference : 54837
".: Gent, De Prentenier, (2014), in-folio, 84 nn pp , with 5 original full page engravings printed in the text, loosely insered a suite of the 5 engravings. All signed in pencil by the artist. The cover is contains a sixth engraving executed in marouflé. With a publisher's portfolio; title printed on the spine. The engravings depict olive trees in Salou. This finely executed bibliophile edition was printed in only 20 copies. This is copy 9. The artist dedicated this publication to his children and grand children. In the mind of the cataloguer a fortunate, albeit small and possibly futile, attempt to remedy the void created by the withering away of Christianity in Western Europe.."