Live auction - Lot 744

[De Vrouwe Peêrle, ofte Dryvoudige Historie van Helena de Verduldige, Griseldis de Zachtmoedige, Florentina de Getrouwe, Alle dry aenzienlyk in veéle deugden, maer meest in leydzaemheyd, die zy in tegenspoed, overlast, en beproevingen getoond hebben.]


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Antwerp, s.n., 1621 (approb.)

4to: 46 (of 48) pp. (missing title, some staining, browning, some tiny holes in the text).

Later re-used vellum, flat spine (vellum from a Dutch manuscript).

School edition of these 3 popular medieval romances. Printed in 2 col. in Gothic. Ill. with 6 (of 7, one on the missing title) larger and numerous smaller in-text woodcuts. The date of this work is derived from the approbation and is post quem. There are several editions from this work and a lot have no date on the title page but are mostly dated 1621 or later. This is namely the year the bishop of Antwerp composed a list of books considered suitable for education.
Ref. Steven Van Impe, Honderd boeken uit 1621 in de Short Title Catalogus Vlaanderen.

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Lot 744

[De Vrouwe Peêrle, ofte Dryvoudige Historie van Helena de Verduldige, Griseldis de Zachtmoedige, Florentina de Getrouwe, Alle dry aenzienlyk in veéle deugden, maer meest in leydzaemheyd, die zy in tegenspoed, overlast, en beproevingen getoond hebben.]

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