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1110 - The Great Dictionary and Treasury of the Three Languages—Spanish, French, and Flemish—with all the names of the kingdoms, cities, and places of the world [...]. The Great Dictionary and Treasury [...]. Den grooten dictionaris en[de] schat [...]. Antwerp: J. Trognesius, 1639–1640; 3 parts in 1 vol., 4to (some minor losses restored on the frontispiece; tear repaired with minor loss on the first text leaf; browning throughout; occasional spotting). Contemporary overlapping vellum, ink-titled spine (binding slightly loose, soiling, some damage to endbands). First edition of this trilingual dictionary, with three titles engraved by Erasmus Quellinus and J.C. Jegher. Known in Spain as the “Anónimo de Amberes,” it has been variously attributed to Juan Francisco Rodríguez, Joachim Trognesius, or César Oudin. Enriched with contemporary notes on the final endpapers (3 pp.), in the same hand as the handwritten ownership inscription. Ref. Peeters-Fontainas 299–301. Formerly owned by Georges Galopin (d. 1657), a learned monk at Saint-Ghislain Abbey (Hainaut) (handwritten entry “Dom Giorgio Galopino” on the title page).

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The Great Dictionary and Treasury of the Three Languages—Spanish, French, and Flemish—with all the names of the kingdoms, cities, and places of the world [...]. The Great Dictionary and Treasury [...]. Den grooten dictionaris en[de] schat [...]. Antwerp: J. Trognesius, 1639–1640; 3 parts in 1 vol., 4to (some minor losses restored on the frontispiece; tear repaired with minor loss on the first text leaf; browning throughout; occasional spotting). Contemporary overlapping vellum, ink-titled spine (binding slightly loose, soiling, some damage to endbands). First edition of this trilingual dictionary, with three titles engraved by Erasmus Quellinus and J.C. Jegher. Known in Spain as the “Anónimo de Amberes,” it has been variously attributed to Juan Francisco Rodríguez, Joachim Trognesius, or César Oudin. Enriched with contemporary notes on the final endpapers (3 pp.), in the same hand as the handwritten ownership inscription. Ref. Peeters-Fontainas 299–301. Formerly owned by Georges Galopin (d. 1657), a learned monk at Saint-Ghislain Abbey (Hainaut) (handwritten entry “Dom Giorgio Galopino” on the title page).

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Cartography, atlases, old manuscripts, old and rare books
Friday, December 4
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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Arenberg Auctions +3225441055 info@arenbergauctions.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 49,000 lots published

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