From the 'Aetas aurea' series. includes a list of color plates; list of illustrations in the catalogue; ten chapters on the artist's life and artistic development. In addition to a general index, there are indexes organized by location and former owners. The appendices include: a genealogy, documents, printed sources, and a catalogue of the works of van der Neer's pupil, Adriaen van der Werff, up to 1680.