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1140 - BOCHIUS, Joannes; [VRIENTIUS, Maximus Aemylianus; OULTREMANNUS, Henricus d'] Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii principum Alberti et Isabellae, Austriae archiducum [...]. Antwerp Plantin Press, J. Moretus 1602 Folio: 500-[10] pp. (last f., with printer's mark, missing, front. trimmed to the edge of the plate and mounted on laid paper, usual spotting & toning, some marg. water stains). Mod. pastiche vellum, ink-titled spine with raised bands. First and only edition of one of the most sumptuous festival books issued from the Plantin Press. Splendidly illustrated record of the triumphal entries of Archduke Albert of Austria and his bride, Infanta Isabella of Spain, into Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Valenciennes in 1599. Illustrated with 2 pages of musical notation, an elaborate engr. architectural title incorporating fine portraits of Albert and Isabella, 3 further engr. section titles, 2 of them architectural and incorporating views of Antwerp and Ghent, and 28 engr. plates (incl. 15 double-page) by Peeter van der Borcht, a pupil of Pieter Bruegel. The drawings have variously been attributed to Otto Vaenius, Joost de Momper and Van der Borcht himself. Bochius (1555-1609), town clerk of Antwerp, wrote the accounts of the entries into Antwerp and Brussels, while the festivities in Ghent were described by Max. Vrientius and the entry into Valenciennes by Henricus d'Outreman. The authors give detailed accounts of the festivities, festival architecture, floats, illuminations and fireworks, and explain the emblematic and allegorical decorations. Title with a contemp. bookseller's label pasted below the imprint: "Bruxellis, apud Simonem t'Serstevens [...]". Only 775 copies of this book were printed. Ref. Imhof B-44. - Landwehr, SC, 62. - Berlin Kat. 2945. - Lipperheide 2657 (Sd14). - Simoni B-195. - STCV.

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€1,200 - 1,500

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30%

BOCHIUS, Joannes; [VRIENTIUS, Maximus Aemylianus; OULTREMANNUS, Henricus d'] Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii principum Alberti et Isabellae, Austriae archiducum [...]. Antwerp Plantin Press, J. Moretus 1602 Folio: 500-[10] pp. (last f., with printer's mark, missing, front. trimmed to the edge of the plate and mounted on laid paper, usual spotting & toning, some marg. water stains). Mod. pastiche vellum, ink-titled spine with raised bands. First and only edition of one of the most sumptuous festival books issued from the Plantin Press. Splendidly illustrated record of the triumphal entries of Archduke Albert of Austria and his bride, Infanta Isabella of Spain, into Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Valenciennes in 1599. Illustrated with 2 pages of musical notation, an elaborate engr. architectural title incorporating fine portraits of Albert and Isabella, 3 further engr. section titles, 2 of them architectural and incorporating views of Antwerp and Ghent, and 28 engr. plates (incl. 15 double-page) by Peeter van der Borcht, a pupil of Pieter Bruegel. The drawings have variously been attributed to Otto Vaenius, Joost de Momper and Van der Borcht himself. Bochius (1555-1609), town clerk of Antwerp, wrote the accounts of the entries into Antwerp and Brussels, while the festivities in Ghent were described by Max. Vrientius and the entry into Valenciennes by Henricus d'Outreman. The authors give detailed accounts of the festivities, festival architecture, floats, illuminations and fireworks, and explain the emblematic and allegorical decorations. Title with a contemp. bookseller's label pasted below the imprint: "Bruxellis, apud Simonem t'Serstevens [...]". Only 775 copies of this book were printed. Ref. Imhof B-44. - Landwehr, SC, 62. - Berlin Kat. 2945. - Lipperheide 2657 (Sd14). - Simoni B-195. - STCV.

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

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