Originum monasticarum libri IV. in quibus ordinum omnium Religiosorum initia ac progressus breviter describuntur […] Quibus […] dictarum originum Auctarium, seu Liber quintus, & Oratio in laudem S. Thomae Aquinatis accesserunt.

8vo: [24]-413-[1 bl.] pp. (somewhat short at top, sl. toned).

19th-c. gilt quarter green morocco, marbl. paper on covers, gilt-titled spine, marbl. endpapers (sl. rubbed). Good copy.

Extensive treatise by the Brabant historian Miraeus (1573-1640) on the origins and growth of monastic orders in Western Christianity. Woodcut device on title.
Ref. VD-17 12:114108W. - De Ridder (Le Mire) XL-XLI. - Paisey (BL) L-525.
Joined: Id. - De collegiis canonicorum per Germaniam, Belgium, Galliam, Hispaniam, Italiam, aliasque orbis Christiani prouincias, liber singularis. Ibidem, 1615. 8vo: [10, 2 bl.]-221-[6, 1 bl.] pp. (some toning and spotting). 19th-c. gilt quarter green morocco, marbl. paper on covers, gilt-titled spine, marbl. endpapers (sl. rubbed). History of the origins of collegiate churches and of the functions of canons in Europe. Woodcut device on title. Ref. VD-17 12:114234R. - Paisey L-518. Prov. A few old marg. annotations. - Libr. stamp. (2 vol.)