Chorographia sacra Brabantiae, sive Celebrium aliquot in ea provincia abbatiarum, coenobiorum, monasteriorum, ecclesiarum, piarumque fundationum descriptio [...] imaginibus aeneis illustrata.

2 (of 3) parts in 1 vol., folio: [12 incl. front.-portrait]-569-[5]-370-[1] pp.; 38 (of 40) pl. (pl. of Affligem Abbey and La Cambre Abbey missing; some occ. spotting or normal toning).

Contemp. sheep, central gilt coat of arms, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands (tail damaged, rubbed, corners bumped).

Second ed. of this topographical work, profusely illustrated with large views of abbeys and monasteries. This ed. is particularly interesting from a topographical viewpoint because of some renovations to the buildings since the 1st ed. (1656-1666), the new pl. are oriented differently as well. Engr. ill.: 1 front.-portrait of Sanderus by F. van Bleyswyck, headpiece with portrait and coat of arms of the dedicatee Marie-Elisabeth by F. Bleysweyck, 2 title-vign. by D. Coster and 38 double-page pl. showing abbeys, monasteries, convents, incl. Brussels, Antwerp, Mechelen, Leuven, Averbode, Grimbergen, Tongerlo, Villers, etc., numerous in-text ill. depicting coats of arms of monasteries and their abbots or saints. Title in red & black. Enriched with a 2nd, loose copy of the pl. of the Augustinian convent in Leuven.
Ref. BB V:64-68:S-216. - STCN.
Prov. Schönborn family (supralibros) and the Schönborn-Buchheim library (armorial shelfmark).