hˈɪɹ hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈɛt kˈɛɹl vˈæn mˈændɚ hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐ baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ʌv spɹˈeɪndʒɚɹ ɪn hɪz ʃˈaɪldɚbˈoʊk, fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ ænd kəntˈeɪnɪŋ, ɐmˌʌŋst ˈʌðɚz, baɪˈɑːɡɹəfiz ʌv ɪmpˈoːɹtənt nˈɛðɚlˌændɪʃ pˈeɪntɚz.
Here he also met Karel van Mander who later included a biography of Spranger in his Schilder-boeck, first published in 1604 and containing, amongst others, biographies of important Netherlandish painters.