Lot n° 1034

Antwerp imprint - Die alderexcellenste cronyke van Brabant, Hollant, Seelant, Vlaenderen int generael. Met vele nyeuwe addicien die indye andere niet gheweest en zijn. Antwerp, J. van Doesborch, October 1512

Estimation : 1000 / 1000
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
4to, mod. blindst. half calf over wood sl. rubbed), spine on 4 raised bands, metal corner pcs, clasps (on leather tongues) and catches, green edges, [220 (of 230)] ff. (lacking the "Boom" = genealogical tables, on ff. 57-62, blank h1, and 3 text ff.: ff6, gg1,4; title soiled and underlaid, some spotting or marg. staining; a number of margins strengthened and a couple of sm. tears repaired). Very good copy.   Postincunable ed. of the famous medieval chronicle of Brabant. 105 woodcut ills (incl. repeats): 2 large, 54 half-page, 49 smaller (2 partly coloured). Saints represented: Geertrui, Ermelindis, Goedele, Amalberga, Oede, Aernout, Landrade, Alaert, Digna, Gomaer, Rombout, Guido, Yde van Zoutleeuw. Large woodcut arms on title (repeated elsewhere). Gothic type in 2 cols of 40 ll. Title in red and black. Cont. Dutch manuscript prayer on verso of last f.
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