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Acts of the synods of the archbishopric of Malines of 1570, 1607 and 1690, printed by Plantin & Joh. Moretus View picture(s) 21 DECRETA ET STATUTA Synodi Provincialis Mechliniensis, die undecima mensis Iunii, anni millesimi, quingentesimi, septuagesimi ... Praesidente D. Martino Rythovio episcopo Yprensi ...nomine et loco ... D. Antonii Perrenot, archiepiscopo Mechliniensis, & ... Cardinalis Granvellani. - IDEM, die vigesima sexta mensis Iunii anni millesimi sexcentesimi septimi ... et vigesima die mensis Julii eiusdem anno conclusae. Praesidente ... D. Matthia Hovio archiepiscopo Mechliniensi ...- IDEM (Decreta et statuta Synodi Dioecesanae Mechliniensis): die quinta Maij anni millesimi sexcentesimi noni inchoataev, & die sexta eiusdem anni & mensis absolutae. Praesidente ... D. Matthia Hovio archiepiscopo Mechliniensi. Antwerpen, Christ. Plantijn (vols. 2-3: Johannes Moretus), 1571-1609. 3 books in 1 vol. Contemporary limp vellum, rests of ties, with title in manuscript on spine and front cover. With woodcut printer's device on first title and on the last leaf of the third book, and the woodcut coat-of-arms of archbishop Matthias Hovius (1542-1620) on the titles of book 2 and 3; some fine woodcut initials. 79, (1); 127, (1); 76, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Churches  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The pedagogic essentials of the Renaissance collected View picture(s) 22 DISCIPLINA PUERORUM, DE- recteque formandis eorum studiis et moribus, ac simultam preceptorum quam parentum in eodem officio: doctorum virorum libelli aliquot vere aurei. Ad ingenuuorum adolescentum commoditatem atque usum collecti. Basel, Joannes Oporinus, Samuel Apiarum, 1556, mense martio. Two works in one volume. 8vo. 17th century calf, spine and covers richly gilt with fleurs-de-lys. (16), 804 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Greek & Latin  Greek Printing  Pedagogy & Didactics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First octavo edition of Book 10 View picture(s) 23 DIXIESME LIVRE, LE-, d'Amadis de Gaule, auquel (contenant les haultz faitz d'armes & prouësses admirables de dom Florisel de Niquée, & des invincibles Anaxartes & la pucelle Alastraxerée sa soeur) est traité de la furieuse guerre qui fut entre les Princes Gaulois & Grecz pour le recouvrement de la belle Helene d'Apolonie. Et des aventures estranges qui survindrent durant ce temps. Traduit nouvellement d'Hespagnol en Françoys. Paris, Estienne Groulleau, for Vincent Sertenas, 1557. Sm.8vo. Modern vellum. With woodcut device of Vincent Sertenas on title, and 40 woodcuts in text. (16), 223 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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An eternal treaty that did not last for long View picture(s) 24 EDICT, EWIGES UND BESTENDIGES- des beschlossenen und verwilligten Vertrages zwischen Herren Ioan de Austria, Ordens Herren deß Güldenen Flueß von wegen der König Maye in Hispanien aines und der Gemainen Ständen der Niderlanden anderes thails zu Abstellung deren durch das frembde eingefürte Kriegßvolck enstandenen Unruhen und Empörungen. Publiciert zu Brussel den 17. Februarii. Anno 1577. Auß Französischer getrewlich in hohe teutsche Sprach transferirt. Nuremberg, Leonhardt Heussler, 1577. 4to. Modern wrappers. Large woodcut ornament on title and on colophon last page. (16, last blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  History  Netherlands  Pamphlets  Spain  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Pro-war pamphlet by a patriotic nobleman View picture(s) 25 EEN GOEDT ADVIJS, opt stuck vande vrede ende oorloghe in dese Nederlanden: by een edel-man ende oprecht lief-hebber syns vader-landts ende der ghemeyner ruste, aen eenen synen goeden vriendt, by forme van missive, overgheschreven. Na de copie. No place (Delft), or name (Aelbrecht Hendricksz.), 1584. 4to. Woodcut interlaced capital 'o' on title, woodcut headpiece. (14, 2 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Dutch  History  Pamphlets  Politics  Spain  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition of a very important collection of early Jesuit letters from Japan, India, the Moluccas and Brasil View picture(s) 26 EPISTOLAE Iapanicae, de multorum gentilium in variis insulis ad Christi fidem per Societatis nominis Iesu theologos conversione. In quibus etiam mores, leges, locorumque situs, luculenter descibuntur. Louvain, Rutger Velpius, sub castro Angelico. 1569. 2 vols. in one. 8vo. Contemp. calf, ribbed spine in 5 compartments, both sides ruled in blind with gilt centre piece and four ornaments in the corners. Printer's device on second title and the last lvs of both vols.; first title in typographical border; interesting woodcut initials. (60), 263 (1); 310, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  History  India  Japan  Jesuits  Mission  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Two biographies of two Franciscans. Not in Sabin! View picture(s) 27 EXTRAIT des vies de Saint Jacques de la Marche, et de Saint François Solan, religieux de la reguliere observance de Saint François. Bordeaux, Widow and sons of Pierre Brun & Etienne Labotiere, 1728. 2 parts in one vol. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments, gilt binding edges. Woodcut head-and tailpieces and 2 initials. (4), 68, 90 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  America, South  Hagiography  Mission  Peru  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare lavishly illustrated devout Post-incunable printed in Antwerp View picture(s) 28 FASCICULUS MIRRE. Hier beghint een seer sonderlinghe ende devote materie van die passie ons Heren Jesu Cristi gheheten (dat busselkijn of dat bondekijn van mirre) vergadert ende gecompileert van eenen gheestelijcken ende seer verlichten broeder vander minrebroeders oerden van die familie der observanten in die provincie van Colen ... Antwerp, Henrick Eckert van Homberch, 18 January 1518. 4to. Old full speckled calf with decorated gilt spine in five compartments, red speckled edges. First word of title ('Fascilulus') printed in red from woodcut letters, with the initials 'H.E.' (Hendrick Eckert ?) worked into the 1st initial (F), 33 large and 2 smaller woodcut illustrations of the Passion in the text (27 blocks, 8 repeats) by the Master of Delbecq-Schreiber, decorative woodcut initials. Rubricated in red throughout, including underlining and the bleeding Christ in some of the woodcuts. (196) ff. Collation: a8, b4, c-e8, f-i4-8, k-n8-4, o-p8, q4, r-s8, t4, u8, x4, A-B8 C-H4-8, I8. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Antwerp  Dutch  Post Incunabula  Religion  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Very rare Renaissance herbal View picture(s) 29 HERBARUM Imagines Vivae. Der Kreuter lebliche Conterfeytunge.- Imaginum Herbarum, Pars II. Ander theyl der Kreutter Conterfeytungenn. Frankfurt, Christian Egenolff, 1536. 2 parts in 1 volume. 4to. Old calf in slipcase. With woodcuts of herbs on both sides of 60 leaves, including 2 titles, all contemporary coloured by hand. 40, (4); 20, (2) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Botany  Herbals  Incunabula  Natural History  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A rare romance of chivalry from the Spanish Golden Age, translated into Italian View picture(s) 30 HISTORIA del nobile, et valoroso Cavalier Felice Magno, figliuolo del Re Falangrè della gran Brettagna, & della Reina Clarinta, nella quale si raccontano i suoi grandi, & maravigliosi fatti tradotta con somma diligenza di Spagnuolo in lingua Italiana. Verona, Sebastiano dalle Donne ad instanza di (for) Francesco de Franceschi Senese, 1587 (Colophon: 1586). 8vo. Contemporary limp vellum with title in ink and pasted library label on spine, remnants of ties. Woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut headpiece and initials. (12), 298 lvs. (the last 2 lvs.: colophon (verso blank) and last blank leaf missing). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  History  Italy  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare edition of the French Psalter translated by Marot & Beze together with partly unrecorded liturgical texts belonging to it, bound in a magnificent dos-à-dos binding with the German Psalter translated by Lobwasser View picture(s) 31 KALENDRIER HISTORIAL: où on peut cognoistre d'ici à vingt ans quand il sera Pasque, lune nouvelle, la lettre dominicale & autres choses.- Les pseaumes mis en rime françoise, par Cl. MAROT et Th. DE BEZE.- La forme des prières ecclesiastiques. Avec la maniere de administrer les sacremens, & celebrer le mariage, & la visitation des malades. Le catechisme. C'est à dire, le formulaire d'instruire les  enfans en la Chrestienté.- Confession de foy, faite d'un commun accord  par les eglises qui sont dispersees en France, & s'abstienent des  idolatries papales. Avec une préface contenant response & defense contre  les calomnies dont on les charge.- Table pour trouver les pseaumes  selon l'ordre qu'on les chante en l'eglise de Geneve. (Geneva), Antoine Davodeau & Lucas de Mortière, for Antoine Vincent 1562. 16mo. Early seventeenth-century calf dos-à-dos binding, spines and sides richly gilt, with finely executed ornamental borders within fillet frames, g.e. With two printer's devices, head- and tail-pieces and musical notation. (252; 32; 72; 4) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Bindings  Catechism  Psalter  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Miniature book on the essence of church history View picture(s) 32 KERN der kerkelyke historie. Dordrecht, A. Blussé, 1755. 2 parts in 2 vols. 32mo (452 x 330 mm). Contemporary calf, spines ribbed and gilt with letters "KE" on 1st vol. and "RN" on 2nd vol., sides with beautifully gilt ornamental border of flowers and birds around central circular ornament, g.e.                                                                                                                          36 engraved plates incl. frontispiece and 1 folding plate (25 in 1st and 11 in 2nd vol.). (14), 244; (2), 314 (244-558) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Emblem Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition, Groulleau's own issue View picture(s) 33 L'HISTOIRE PALLADIENNE, traitant des gestes & genereux faitz d'armes et d'amours de plusieurs grandz princes et seigneurs, specialement de Palladien filz du roy Milanor d'Angleterre, & de la belle Selerine soeur du Roy de Portugal: nouvellement mise en nostre vulgaire François, par Claude Colet. Paris, Estienne Groulleau, 1555. Folio. Late 18th century calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with gilt fillet borders on sides with the crowned monogram at the four corners and the large gilt coat of arms of the Duke of Roxburghe in centre, gilt inner fillet borders, red painted  edges. With large woodcut Groulleau's thistle-device on title, fine woodcut Janot's thistle-initials, and 39 fine woodcut illustrations in text, all within four-part borders of foliated and grotesque ornament, several with coat-of-arms in the lower border, and one with the Lorraine cross. (8), CXXXIIII lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Armorial Bindings  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Beautifully illustrated French bible View picture(s) 34 LA SAINCTE BIBLE EN FRANÇOIS, translatee selon la pure & entiere traduction de Sainct Hierome, derechief conferee & entierement revisitee selon les plus anciens & plus correctz exemplaires. Ou sus ung chascun chapitre est mis brief argument. Antwerp, Antoine de la Haye, 1541. Two parts in one vol. Folio. Modern blindstamped pigskin, red edges. Title and calendar in red and black; title within border of four woodcut blocks, one with the arms of Charles V, another with the arms of M(artin de) K(eyser), second title within the same border; a full-page woodcut of the six days of Creation; over 200 woodcut illustrations and numerous woodcut initials in text. (19), 396; (6), 101, (1) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Bibles  France  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Popular 16th century romantic chronicle of Flanders View picture(s) 35 LEGENDE DES FLAMENS, LA-. Cronique abregee, en laquelle est faict succinct recueil de l'origine des peuples & estatz de Flandres, Arthois, Haynault & Bourgonge, & des guerres par eulx faictes à leurs Princes & à leurs Voisins: Avec plaisante commemoration de plusieurs choses faicts & avenuës en France Angleterre & Alemaigne, depuis sept ou huict cens ans. Semblement y sont traictées les defences & genealogies de roys de Naples & de Sicille, & des Princes & Ducz de Milan, & quel droicts ont les Roys de France aus dictz Royaumes & Duché. Paris, Gailliot du Pré, 1558. 19th century full brown morocco, spine ribbed and gilt, with blind-stamped panel design on sides with gilt ornaments at the corners and large gilt ornament in centre, richly gilt inner dentelles, g.e. (MASSON-DUBONELLE). With nice large woodcut printer's device on verso of last leaf (depictng a ship), and numerous fine larger and smaller woodcut initials in text. (8), 152 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Belgicana  History  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Second Aldine edition of the famous canon of classical texts on agriculture View picture(s) 36 LIBRI DE RE RUSTICA. M. Catonis lib. I. - M. Terentii Varronis Lib. III. - L. Junii Moderati Columellae Lib. XII. - Eiusdem de arboribus liber separatus ab alijs. - Palladii Lib. XIIII. - De duobus dierum generibus: simulque de umbris, & horis, quae apud Palladium. - Index omnium ferè rerum ... - Index graecorum dictionum. - Enarrationes priscarum vocum per ordinem literarum digestae. Venice, heirs of Aldus & Andrea Soceri, December 1533. Large 8vo. Later full calf, tooled 'a l'antique', both sides with two blind ruled frames (consisting of 6 blind and one gilt lines) and one lozenge-shaped frame in the centre with gilt title in the top and centre-piece in the middle, gilt little stars and trefoil as corner-pieces, and gilt initials 'S.V.' on front cover, red speckled edges. Woodcut Aldine device on first and second title and on verso of last leaf, some woodcut geometrical figures in text. (54), 295, (1) ff. (Collation: *4, A-E8, F10, a-z8, A-O8). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Agriculture & Husbandry  Aldus Manutius  Gastronomy  Latin  Venice  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The oldest book of prophecies in French. From the library of Stanislas de Guaita View picture(s) 37 LIVRE MERVEILLEUX, contenant en bref la fleur et substance de plusieurs traittez, tant des propheties & revelations, qu'anciennes croniques, faisant mention de tous les faictz de l'eglise universelle, comme des scismes, discords & tribulations advenir en l'eglise de Rome, & d'un temps auquel on ostera & tollira aux gens d'eglise & clergé, leurs biens temporelz, tellement qu'on ne leur laissera, que leur viure & habit necessaire. Item aussi est faicte mention, des souverains evesques & papes, qui aprés regneront & gouverneront l'eglise. Et speciallement d'un Pape qui sera appellé Pasteur Angelique. Et d'un Roy de France, nommé Charles, sainct homme. Item, du temps du grand & du dernier Antechrist, & apres sa mort, jusques au dernier jour du Jugement. & en la fin du monde, & quant ce doit estre. De nouvueau a esté adiousté vers la fin une prophetie laquelle demonstre ce qui est advenu depuis le Roy Françoys premier iusques à present & jusques à l'an 1569. Reveu & corrigé par messieurs de la faculté de Theologie de Paris, l'an 1565. Paris, Thibault Bessault, 1565. 8vo. Late 18th-century red straight grained morocco, gilt and decorated spine with title lettered in gold, triple gilt lines along edges of sides, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, g.e. (DEROME?). Woodcut printer's device with elephant on title, woodcut headpiece and endpieces, woodcut initials. (54) lvs.; collation: A8, BM4, L2. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Bindings  French  Occult  Occult Sciences  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extremely rare first editions of the three first folio's View picture(s) 38 LIVRE, LE PREMIER - LE SECOND-, de Amadis de Gaule, Traduict Nouvellement d'Espaignol en Françoys par le Seigneur des Essars, Nicolas de Herberay.- LE TIERS LIVRE de Amadis de Gaule, contenant les guerres & discordz qui survindrent en la grand Bretagne, & es environs, A l'occasion du maulvais conseil que receut le Roy Liuart de Gandandel & Brocadan, Contre Amadis & les siens, Dont depuis maintz bons Chevaliers d'une part & d'aultre, finirent cruellement leurs iours. Paris, Denys Ianot, 1540-1542. 3 parts in 1 vol. Folio. 18th century calf. With Janot's thistle device on 2 titles, 6 large black woodcut initials, some small black woodcut initials, numerous large white woodcut initials with Janot's thistle, and 43 woodcut illustrations in text, several very large, all within 2- or 4-part ornamental or grotesque woodcut borders, with coat-of-arms in the lower border. (2, (of 4), 150; (4), 86; (3), 94 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Children's Books  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extremely rare complete set of the first thirteen Books of the Amadis de Gaule View picture(s) 39 LIVRE, LE PREMIER - LE TREZIEME-, d'Amadis de Gaule. Mis en François par le Seigneur des Essars Nicolas de Herberay - Traduit d'Espagnol en François par C. Colet - Traduit nouvellement d'Espagnol en François. Antwerp, Chr. Plantin, for Jean Waesberghe (Books 1-5), Christopher Plantin (Books 6-9), Guillaume Sylvius (Books 10-13), 1560-1561, 1573. 13 parts in 3 vols. Sm.4to. 18th century calf, spines ribbed with black title-labels, with blind-stamped double fillet borders and inner panel on sides with small ornaments at the four corners and in centre. With four-part woodcut grotesque borders on titles of the first five Books, Plantin's woodcut device on titles of Books 6 to 9, arabesque woodcut borders on titles of Books 10 to 13, and 164 woodcut illustrations in text. (4), 112; (1), 69, (1); (2), 72; (4), 74); (4), 80; (4), 88; (4), 82; (4), 126; (4), 142 lvs.; (8), 189, (1 blank); (8), 219, (1 blank); (8), 355, (6, 3 blank); (8), 159, (4, 1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The best edition of the most influential, so-called 'Louvain Index' of forbidden books View picture(s) 40 LORDONNANCE & edict de lempereur Charles le Quint, renouvelle au mois davril M. CCCCC. cincquante, pour lextirpation des sectes et erreurs pullulez contre nostre saincte foy catholicque, et les constitutions et ordonnances de notstre mere saincte eglise. Avec le Cathalogue des livres reprouvvez & prohibez. Et aussi des bons livres qui se deburont lire et enseigner aux ieusnes escoliers. Par ladvis de luniversite de Louvain. Louvain, Servatius Sassenius, 1550. 2 parts bound together. 4to. Modern half vellum, boards covered with a leaf from an incunable edition. With the imperial coat-of-arms with the double eagle on the titles. (10), (12) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Forbidden Books  Louvain  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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