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: [12]-27-[3], [8]-72-[4], [8]-36, [4]-52-[4], [6]-46-[10], [8]-40-[8], 52, 24, [8]-218-[15], 111-[17], 80 [= 82]-[2], 14, [4]-21-[3] pp. (occ. spotting in text).

Contemp. sheep, gilt-orn. spine with 6 raised bands (corners bumped, joints rubbed).

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, Mechelen, Ghent, Bruges, Dendermonde, Namur, Cambrai & 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.
Prov. Library of Charles de Montalembert (1810-1870) and Anne de Merode (1818-1904) (armorial bookpl.). - Henricus Vanden Block (mod. bookpl.). - Ms. entry.