Vita S. Beggae, ducissae Brabantiae Andetennensium, Begginarum, et Beggardorum fundatricis [...]. Adjuncta est Historia begginasiorum Belgii.

4to: [36]-758 (= 748)-[3-1 bl.] pp. (lacking f. 5B4 approbation; lower corner of title torn off taking date, (mostly marg.) waterstaining throughout).

Contemp. overl. vellum (sl. soiled), flat spine titled in ink. Good copy.

First edition of this extensive biography of St Begga (d. 693) in defence of the thesis that she initiated the phenomenon of Beguines and the like. Ill. with engr. author's portrait and 8 (of 9) engr. full-page pl. Woodcut mark on title. Title in red & black. The last part of this work contains a lot of historical data about beguinage in the Southern Netherlands, i.a. Geraardsbergen, Leuven, Tienen, Mechelen, Bruges, Ghent, Dendermonde, Oudenaarde, ...
Ref. BCNI 8420. - STCV.
Prov. "Ex bibliotheca Canon. Regularia Aquisgranensium [...]" (ownership entry on title).
Bound with: Id. - Vitae S. Gertrudis, abbatissae Nivellensis, Brabantiae tutelaris, historicae narrationes tres. Ibid., 1632. [24]-204-[8] pp. (last f. approbation missing; browning, (mostly marg.) waterstaining throughout, worming in last quire). First ed., ill. with 3 (of 4) engr. full-page pl. Woodcut mark on title. Title in red & black. Ref. BCNI 8535. - STCV.