Decreta et statuta synodi dioecesanae Mechliniensis: die quinta maji anni millesimi sexcentesimi noni inchoatae, Et die sexta eiusdem anni et mensis absolutae.

8vo: 76-[1-1 bl.-1-1 bl.] pp.

Contemp. mottled calf (some sm. def.), gilt orn. spine on 5 raised bands, red leather title label, red edges, marbled endpapers.

Statutes and decrees enacted at the synod of the diocese of Mechelen which took place during the Dutch War of Independence, reflecting its religious, political and social consequences. Woodcut arms on title. Printer's mark at the end.
Ref. STCV. - COPAC (BL London). - BnF.
Prov. "J.Fr. Vandevelde...", librarian of Leuven University (ms. ownership entry). - Libr. stamps and ticket.
Joined: Decreta synodi dioecesanae Antverpiensis, mense maio anni M.DC.X. celebratae: praesidente in ea […] Ioannes Miraeo Episcopo Antverpiensi. Antwerp, Plantin Press (J. Moretus), 1610. 8vo: 154-[3] pp. Contemp. vellum, flat spine. Important account of the Antwerp Synod of 1610 under Bishop J. Miraeus (1560-1611), including documents in Dutch and French, as well as Miraeus' speech. Engr. arms on title. Mark on K7r. Ref. STCV. - BCNI 5557. - Matagne (Namur) D-36. - Simoni (BL) A-128. Prov. Libr. stamps. - Old ownership entries (i.a. "Rubea Vallis"). (2 vol.)