Le théatre de la noblesse du Brabant representant les érections des terres, seigneuries, & noms des personnes, & des familles titrées, les creations des chevaleries, & octroys des marques d'honneur & de noblesse [...]. Enrichies de généalogies, alliances, quartiers, epitaphes, & d'autres recherches anciennes & modernes.

2 parts in 1 vol., 4to: [16]-224-[8], [470] pp. (some browning and spotting, a few ballpoint marks in indexes).

Contemp. sheep (rubbed, corners bumped), gilt spine with 4 raised bands (joints split, head & tail def.), red leather title label. Good copy.

First edition of this interesting work giving genealogical information on the nobility of Brabant. De Ghellinck ascribes this work to J. Van den Leene (1654-1742) or Plaetsaert. Our copy is partially expurgated, with some exceptions as, e.g., on f. *55r: the genealogy of Pipempoy begins with Jean Pipempoy, dead on 14 Oct. 1632. Woodcut coat of arms on title.
Ref. De Theux 420-421. - De Ghellinck 437 & 1006. - Opac KBR. - Th. de Jonghe (Liste des titres de noblesse, chevalerie et autres marques d'honneur, 1847), pp. xxiv-xxvii.
Prov. Ms. entries on front endpapers.