Live veiling - Lot 884
[Low Countries]
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 [...].
Leuven, G. Denique; Brussels, 't Serstevens brothers, 1708
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13 parts in 1 vol., folio: [12]-27-[11]-72-[12]-36-[4]-52-[12]-46-[16]-40-[8]-52-24-[4]-218-[16]-80-[2]-14-111-[23]-21-[3] pp. (some spotting throughout, sm. hole in text f. C).
Contemp. polished calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands (corners bumped, few scratches on boards).
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, Namur, Cambrai, Dendermonde and 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.