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vellum folder, 31,5 x 23 cm. - 17th c. vellum binding with +/- 17 ff. empty pages, with ribbons. - Box
made of a book “Le grand Dictionnaire géographique et critique par M. Bruzen La Martinière”,
1737, goldtooled leather decorated with a dentelles border, 4 cornerpcs, in the middle of the covers an
armorial stamp, gilt spine on 6 raised bands, red polished edges, decorative endpaper, red silk marker.
1144 BIRGITTA (St.)
- Revelationes coelestes seraphicae matris S. Birgittae Suecae (...) [ed. Gonsalvo
Durante, rev. Simon Hörmann]. München, J. Wagner & J. Hermann von Gelder, 1680, folio, cont.
blindstamped pigskin over wood, edges bevelled inside, metal clasp on leather tongue and with pin
fastening (1 clasp gone), spine on 5 raised bands with blindstamped label, [46]-145-[1]-864-[236]
pp. (lacking frontisp.; some minor spotting). Excellent copy.
€ 250/350
Rare ed., annotated by the German theologian S. Hörmann (1630-1701) of the main work of Saint
Birgitta, also known as Santa Brigida or St. Bridgid of Sweden and Birgitta of Vadstena, born
Birgitta Birgersdottir (1303-1373), mystic, founder of the Bridgettine Order. Her “Revelations”
had a great influence on medieval mysticism. Extensive index. Libr. ticket and stamps.
Ref.
VD-17
12:635053G. Paisey (BL) B-2104.
1145 [Brabant]
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VAN HAECHT GOIDTSENHOVEN, Laurens
- Chroniicke van de hertoghen van
Brabant. Antwerp, J.B. Vrients (col: typis H. Verdussen), 1606, 4to, later half leather, gilt spine on
6 raised bands, red leather title label, [4]-116-[2] ff. (faint waterstaining throughout, first 5 leaves
with mouldy stains restored with loss of a few letters). Reasonable copy.
€ 200/300
Dutch translation of “Ducum Brabantiae Chronica” by Barlandus.
Engr. ills
(complete): title-vign.
depicting coat-of-arms of Brabant, full-page plate showing coat-of-arms of Albert and Isabelle (on
verso title) and 42 full-page portraits of the dukes of Brabant, the last one signed by J. Collaert after
Otto Vaenius. Text in 2 cols in gothic type. This ed. comprises more ills than previous ed. with only
36 portraits. Old ownership entries on title.
Ref.
Funck 372. STCV.
1146 [Brabant]
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VERSTOCK, Gaspar
- Vitae ac res gestae principum ac ducum Brabantiae.
Amsterdam, Van Metelen, 1685, 12mo, cont. marbled calf, gilt orn. spine on 4 raised bands (some
def. at head and joints, upper joint splitting), red edges, 582 pp. Good copy.
€ 200/300
Rare work
about Brabant by G. Verstock who was a monk in the abbay of Saint-Bernard near
Antwerp (as described on the title p.). Illustrated with an
engr. title
.
Ref.
STCN.
1147 [Brazil]
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Five Dutch pamphlets on Brazil, its government, trade etc.
, 1637-1647, 4to-size, mod.
simili, printed in gothic (1-4) or roman and italic type (5). In good condition.
€ 200/400
1.
Vertoogh (...) teghen het ongefondeerde ende schadelijck sluyten der vryen handel in Brazil.
[S.l.s.n.], 1637, [4] ff.
2.
Examen over het vertoogh. [S.l.s.n.], 1637, 15-[1] pp.
3.
Consideratie/
over de tegenwoordige ghelegentheydt van Brasil. Amsterdam, J. Jaquet for J. van Hilten, 1644,
34-[2] pp.
4.
De Brasilsche breede-byl, ofte T’samen-spraek, tusschen Kees Jansz. Schott, komende
uyt Brasil, en Jan Maet, koopmans-knecht, hebbende voor desen ook in Brasil geweest, over den
verloop in Brasil. [S.l.s.n.], 1647, [2]-36-[2] pp.
5.
Propositie (...) den XVIen Augusti 1647. door
(...) Francisco de Sousa Continho (...) van Portugal (...) Capiteyn Generael vande Vlaemsche
Eylanden, ghenoemt met den selven titel van den Staet van Brasil, ende Ambassadeur. [S.l.s.n.],
1647, 16 pp.
Ref.
Knuttel 4514, 4515, 5124, 5546, 5552.
1148 [Breda imprint]
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De lange Passie ons liefs Heeren Jesu Christi/ als ons de vier Evangelisten
beschrijven
. Breda, C. Seldenslach, 1664, 8vo, 19th-c. half leather, gilt titled flat spine, marbl.
endpapers, yelllow edges, [22 (of?)] ff. (without A4-5 and all after C8; some dampstaining, a
number of edges strengthened). In all a good copy.
€ 200/300
Only recorded copy
(?) of this small devotional work, printed by Cornelis Seldenslach, active at
Breda 1661-1695. Title within border of type ornaments. Woodcut on title and
10 woodcuts
in text.
Gothic type. Armorial bookpl. of the Tilburg archivist F.H.M. Ouwerling
(1883-1960). Ref.
Not in
BCNI, NCC, STCN. Not in cat. “Drie eeuwen Bredase boeken 1604-1900” (1984).