Harrewijn

GRAMAYE, Joannes Baptista 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 1708 13 parts in 1 vol., folio (spotting and browning, some occ. min. soiling, a few tiny burning holes). Contemp. calf, gilt sides, gilt spine with 6 raised bands, yellow leather title label, red edges (rubbed, some sm. def., turn-ins exp. rep., sm. def.). Good copy. Large compilation of regional histories of the Southern Netherlands 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, Namur, Cambrai, Dendermonde, Mons, Mechelen, Ghent & Bruges. 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.