Live auction - Lot 1199
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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 [...].
GRAMAYE, Joannes Baptista
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Lot description
Leuven, G. Denique ; Brussels, 't Serstevens, 1708
13 parts in 1 vol., folio (minor spotting and browning), [12]-27-[3] pp. (Brabant), [8]-72-[4] pp. (Leuven), [8]-36 pp. (Brussels), [4]-52-[4] pp. ("Gallo-Brabantiae"), [6]-46-[10] pp. (Antwerp), [8]-40-[8] pp. ("Taxandria"), 52 pp. (Breda), 24 pp. (Mechelen), [4]-218-[16] pp. (Ghent & Bruges), 80-[2] pp. (Namur), 14 pp. (Cambrai), 111-[17] pp. (Dendermonde), [4]-21-[3] pp. (Mons).
Cont. calf (corners bumped, one repaired), gilt orn. spine on 6 raised bands (bands rubbed, head and tail def., joints splitting). Good copy.
Large compilation of regional histories of the Southern Netherlands by the Leuven historian Gramaye (1580-1635), including works by Lindanus (Dendermonde) and De Guyse (Mons). As usual the order of the various parts differs from copy to copy. 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 cols. Half-title pasted on flyleaf. Ref. B.B. III 299-302 G-116. - BL London (1). - Bn-Opale plus. - NUC (2). - COPAC (4). - STCV. Prov. Ownership entries on front- and endpapers.
Lot 1199
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 [...].
GRAMAYE, Joannes Baptista