Antiquitates illustrissimi ducatus Brabantiae, in quibus singularum urbium initia, incrementa, respublicae, privilegia, opera, laudes: Coenobiorum fundationes, propagationes, sacri thesauri, encomia, viri clari: Ecclesiarum patronatus [...]: Pagorum dominia [...].

13 parts in 1 vol., folio (some spotting and foxing, pp. 27-28 of Antwerp loose).

Contemp. blind-st. vellum, boards ornated "à la Duseuil" with central diamond-shape tool, spine with raised bands.

Large compilation of regional histories of the Southern Low Countries by the Leuven historian Gramaye (1580-1635), incl. works by Lindanus (Dendermonde) and De Guyse (Mons). As usual the order of the various parts differs from copy to copy. Ours contains (in order): Brabant, Leuven, Brussels, "Gallo-Brabantiae", Antwerp, "Taxandria", Breda, Namur, Cambrai, Mechelen, Ghent & Bruges, Dendermonde, Mons. Ill. with 10 engr. headpieces by Harrewijn among which views of Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges and Ypres. Titles in red and black. Text in 2 col.
Ref. BB III:299-302:G-116. - STCV. - BL. - BnF.