Jacob Bellaert
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Jacob Bellaert, an early Dutch
publisher who produced seventeen books in Haarlem
from 1483 to 1486, is also the name given to the early Netherlandish painter Master of Bellaert, so called for his many woodcuts in Bellaert's illustrations.
's story of Liber Bellial
known to have been produced in Dutch. In his 1484 edition of Bartholomeus Anglicus's book Van de proprieteiten der dingen (English:"Of the propriety of things"), Jacob Bellaert printed his own name in the colophon
, which is how his name survived.
According to the RKD the art historian W.R. Valentiner identified him as identical to the painter Albert van Ouwater
and the Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
publisher who produced seventeen books in Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
from 1483 to 1486, is also the name given to the early Netherlandish painter Master of Bellaert, so called for his many woodcuts in Bellaert's illustrations.
Biography
Little is known of his life or that of his illustrator. According to the National Library of the Netherlands (KB), the edition of Der sonderen troest of het Proces tussen Belial ende Moyses is the only version of Jacobus de TeramoJacobus de Teramo
Jacobus Palladinus de Teramo , a member of the powerful family of Palladini, was an Italian canon lawyer and bishop. His birthplace, Teramo, was then part of the Kingdom of Naples .-Life:...
's story of Liber Bellial
Belial
Belial is one of the four crown princes of Hell and a demon in the Bible, Jewish apocrypha and Christian apocrypha...
known to have been produced in Dutch. In his 1484 edition of Bartholomeus Anglicus's book Van de proprieteiten der dingen (English:"Of the propriety of things"), Jacob Bellaert printed his own name in the colophon
Colophon (publishing)
In publishing, a colophon is either:* A brief description of publication or production notes relevant to the edition, in modern books usually located at the reverse of the title page, but can also sometimes be located at the end of the book, or...
, which is how his name survived.
According to the RKD the art historian W.R. Valentiner identified him as identical to the painter Albert van Ouwater
Albert van Ouwater
Albert van Ouwater was one of the earliest artists of Early Netherlandish painting working in the Northern Netherlands, as opposed to Flanders in the South of the region.-Biography:...
and the Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl.