Constitutiones clarissimi atque excellentisimi Ordinis Velleris Aurei. E Gallico in Latinum conversae [by Nicolaus Grudius].

4to: [8]-63-[1 bl.] pp.

Old crimson morocco, triple gilt ruled border on covers, gilt flat spine, gilt inside dentelles, a.e.g., marbl. endpapers (covers sl. stained along edges). Nice copy.

Extr. rare copy printed on vellum of the original 1st printed edition of the Statutes of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The Latin trsl. most probably was the work of the Dutch Neolatin poet Nicolaus Grudius (Everardi, 1504-1570), who at that time was treasurer of the Order. Ref. Bibl. Belg. I:691-692 C-874. - BT 690. - Voet (Plantin Press) 1017 (doubts attribution to Plantin). - Pettegree NB 22894 (1: BnF = Van Praet V:143:159). - Cp. STC Dutch (BL) (other ed.?). - Not in Adams. Prov. "Paris de Bure 1844" (acquisition note on front flyleaf). - [Georges Petit].