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[DRIESENS, Jan Francis, et al.]. Practizyns Dag-Wyzer, ofte Gemakkelyken Kooplieden Hand- en Zak-Boek… Gend/Gent: J. Begyn, [1816-19, 1825-28, 1831-32, and 1835]. 11 vols., 12mo. All in original vellum wallet bindings with envelope enclosure and pockets, one with ties.
![[DRIESENS, Jan Francis, et al.]. Practizyns Dag-Wyzer, ofte Gemakkelyken Kooplieden Hand- en Zak-Boek… Gend/Gent: J. Begyn, [1816-19, 1825-28, 1831-32, and 1835]. 11 vols., 12mo. All in original vellum wallet bindings with envelope enclosure and pockets, one with ties.](https://finevirtualfairs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ZARB_eleven_day_books_1.jpg)
A remarkable series of eleven day-books produced specifically for use by merchants, the majority of these owned by a single businessman: Jan Francis Driesens of Drongen (a submunicipality of Ghent), with his manuscript notes throughout, occasional doodles, and his red wax seal “JFD” still intact on rear endpaper of one volume. In each of the…