SANDERUS, Antonius Chorographia sacra Brabantiae, sive Celebrium aliquot in ea provincia abbatiarum, coenobiorum, monasteriorum, ecclesiarum, piarumque fundationum descriptio [...] imaginibus aeneis illustrata. The Hague Chr. van Lom 1726-1727 3 vol., folio: [12]-569-[1], [2]-370-[2], [4]-385-[1] pp. (4m-4n in 2nd vol. with shorter margins). Contemp. calf, triple ruled fillets on covers, gilt orn. spines with 7 raised bands, red edges, marbled endpapers (upper joint vol. 1 splitting, cover, corners and spines sl. bumped). Good copy. Second edition of this topographical work, profusely illustrated with large views of abbeys and monasteries. This ed. is particularly interesting from a topographical viewpoint because of some renovations to the buildings since the 1st ed. (1656-1666), the new pl. are oriented differently as well. Engr. ill.: 1 frontispiece portrait of Sanderus by F. van Bleyswyck, headpiece with portrait and coat of arms of the dedicatee Marie-Elisabeth by F. Bleysweyck, 3 title vign. by D. Coster, 5 full-page pl. depicting i.a. Our Lady of Montaigu and Archduke Leopold William kneeling before the Virgin of Alsemberg, 61 double-page pl. showing abbeys, monasteries, convents, incl. Affligem, Brussels, Antwerp, Mechelen, Leuven, Averbode, Grimbergen, Tongerlo, Villers, etc., numerous in-text ill. depicting coats of arms of monasteries and their abbots or saints. Title in red & black. Ref. BB V:64-68:S-216. - STCN.
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