28 - [BIOGRAPHY - THE NETHERLANDS & FLANDERS] - DELVENNE Mathieu-Lambert / COLLECTIVE

[BIOGRAPHY - THE NETHERLANDS & FLANDERS] - DELVENNE Mathieu-Lambert / COLLECTIVE A set of two biographical dictionaries in four volumes: - DELVENNE, Mathieu-Lambert, "Biography of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ancient and Modern, or A Brief History...," Brussels/Liège, H. Tarlier/J. Desoer, 1829, 2 volumes. In-8°. Aubergine-colored half-maroquin. Spine with 5 raised bands decorated with gilt panels and gilt arabesques. Author, title, and volume numbers gilt. Slight rubbing. First edition of this authoritative biographical dictionary written by an eminent magistrate during the twilight years of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The work brings together, from an inclusive perspective, the prominent figures (artists, scientists, politicians) from the northern and southern provinces since antiquity. References: National Bibliography of Belgium, I, 514; de Reume, Bio-bibliographical Notes, p. 64. - [COLLECTIVE] - CARTON Charles-Louis / VAN DE PUTTE Ferdinand / DELEPIERRE Octave, “Biography of Notable Men of West Flanders,” Bruges, Vandecasteele-Werbrouck Press, 1843–1849, 4 volumes in 2 books. Large 8vo. Bottle-green glazed half-calf. Spine with 4 raised bands decorated with gold fillets. Title and volume numbers in gold. Scuffing, small losses on the spine, and a crack starting at one corner. First edition of this seminal biographical work published by the Bruges Society of Emulation. Based on original archives, it details the lives of the Flemish Primitives, Renaissance humanists (Vivès, Goltzius), and prominent figures of the province. References: National Bibliography of Belgium, II, 93; De Seyn, Biographical Dictionary, I, 477. A collection of great documentary interest, offering an overview of the intellectual, artistic, and political landscape of the former Dutch-speaking region and Maritime Flanders. Provenance: from the library of Philippe Kervyn of Volkaersbeke (ex-libris)