Live auction - Lot 955
[Wavre - Devotion]
"Abregé des miracles de N[otr]e-Dame de Bas-Wavre".
S.l., 1st May 1622
€ 500 / 600
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Lot description
Sm. 4to: [52] pp., brown ink on laid paper, in French, signed "CDP" (sl. age-toned, some light ink migration, a few spots).
Contemp. vellum, gilt fillet frame and central fleuron on sides, gilt-filleted spine (traces of ties, min. stains).
Anonymous manuscript dedicated to Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633), sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, daughter of King Philip II and widow of Albert VII, Archduke of Austria. Well written with a calligraphic hand, title in a decorative border including the date and the initials "CDP", text divided in 7 chapters.