1783 · H98659 — Bruxellis [Brussel], typis Matthaei Lemaire 1783-1789 Volumes 1 to 5 of this important hagiographical work regarding Belgium (due to the French Revolution, the publication was interrupted and so the 6th and last volume was published years later, in 1794, and is not included in this offered series), first and original 1783-1789-edition, xxxviii,752 + [8],xxxi,683 + xxxviii,736 + xxvii,728 + xvi,816 pp., illustrated with 22 engraved plates out-of-text (some of which are signed by P.B. Bouttats, C.J. Bisschop & H.Cause, etc., cfr. infra) and with some engravings in text, 27cm., firm uniform 19th cy. hardcover bindings (spines in brown leather with gilt lettering, corners and edges with some wear), marbled endpapers, small stamp on recto and verso of t.p., some occasional foxing (text always well readable), text in Latin, cfr. De Backer-Sommervogel III 1372-1374 no.16, weight: 11 kg., [Illustrations: Volume I: fac-simile regarding S. Servatius, folding map, plate regarding S. Remigius // Volume II: plan of an abbey and one other engraving related to S.Medard, scene related to S. Wulfilaicus, large folding geneaological table related to Dagobertus I, portrait of Petrus Boschius, 2 plates related to S. Gaugericus, portrait of Joannes Bollandus, view on the S.Bavo cathedral in Ghent // Volume III: portrait of Joannes Stiltingus // Volume IV: S.Odilia and S.Leudegar (folding plate), S. Mumolen, Daniel Papebrochus (folding plate) // Volume V: fac-simile document regarding S. Begga (folding), portrait of Joannes Pinius, portrait of Guilielmus Cuperus, S. Bertinus, fac-simile regarding S.Gudila (folding plate)], H98659
