Live auction - Lot 1041
[Latin poetry]
Opuscula minora, orationes sacrae, praefationum syntagma, poematum libri IV [...].
Leuven, J. Vryenborch, 1651
€ 250 / 300
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Lot description
2 parts in 1 vol. with continuous pagination, 4to: [12]-1/399, [9]-401/666 pp. (title cut rather short at the bottom shaving the ms. dedication, occ. spotting, few ff. sl. age-toned).
Contemp. overl. vellum, flat spine with red leather label, blue edges (traces of closing ties, sl. soiled).
Collection of poems, sermons, panegyrics and encomium on saints by the Flemish catholic cleric and historian Sanderus (1586-1664), with the fourth part "Poemata" in first edition. The poems are dedicated to o.a. the cardinal Robert Bellarmino, the author’s father Liévin Sanderus, the historians F. Sweerts and E. Puteanus. At the end, poems dedicated to the author by contemp. authors. Large title-vignette and typographic mark on last page.
Ref. BB V:44-45:S-205. - STCV.
Prov. Ex dono from the author to Augustinus Wichmans (1596-1661), Norbertine, abbot of Tongerlo and publicist (ms. note). - Baron Surmont (bookpl.). - Borluut de Noortdonck (collector's label).