Voluminous collection of some 150 printed popular songs, "marktliedjes". [Southern Netherlands, 18th-19th c.], mounted in 2 vol., blue or green gilt artificial leather. In very good condition.
Estimation :
1200 / 1500
Adjudication :
1100 €
Description
1. Songs printed or located in Bruges (9), Brussels, Geraardsbergen (19: Sadones!), Ghent (5), Lier. With 8 songs by Van Han (c. 1790-1800), songs for carnival, on famous crimes etc. 2. Songs with a focus on Ghent. With a.o. songs on the Brabant Revolt, on elections, songs by Van Han etc. Some titles: "Nieuw liedeken of tegezang op den triumpwage van Lucifer", "Nieuw lied" (Stemme: “Ik drink den nieuwen most”), "Vaderlandsch nieuwjaerlied voor het zevenste jaer der fransche republiek", "Wonderlijk gezang tussen Manneken Pis, Pirlala en Chassé over ‘tBeleg van Antwerpen" (1830), "De garderobe van Pierlala", etc. Loosely inserted 6 similar songs (1826-1878).
