Author: Leeuwen, Simon van
Title: Batavia Illustrata, ofte Verhandelinge van den oorspronk, voortgank, zeden, eere, staat en godtsdienst van Oud Batavien, mitsgaders van den adel en regeringe van Hollandt, ten deele uyt W. van Gouthoven en andere schrijvers, maar wel voornamentlijk uyt een menigte van oude schriften en authentyque stukken en bewijsen.
Description: Den Haag, Johan Veely, Johan Tongerloo, en Jasper Doll, 1685. Folio. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum. Engraved title. (XXX), 1520 pp. -(corners of cover a bit bumped, vellum discoloured, somewhat worn and damaged, names on endpaper, endpaper a bit damaged, paper lightly foxed, otherwise in good condition) Van Leeuwen (1625-1685) was one of the great Dutch jurists of the 17th century. The completion of his book was interrupted by his death. The most important part is the second, in two chapters: XII (pp. 665-1336), dealing with Dutch nobility and knighthood, with a list of nobles and knights, castles and other noble houses, noble abbeys etc.; and XIII (pp.1337-1520) dealing with the various forms of government Holland has known, with various considerations on governments in general.
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Title: Batavia Illustrata, ofte Verhandelinge van den oorspronk, voortgank, zeden, eere, staat en godtsdienst van Oud Batavien, mitsgaders van den adel en regeringe van Hollandt, ten deele uyt W. van Gouthoven en andere schrijvers, maar wel voornamentlijk uyt een menigte van oude schriften en authentyque stukken en bewijsen.
Description: Den Haag, Johan Veely, Johan Tongerloo, en Jasper Doll, 1685. Folio. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum. Engraved title. (XXX), 1520 pp. -(corners of cover a bit bumped, vellum discoloured, somewhat worn and damaged, names on endpaper, endpaper a bit damaged, paper lightly foxed, otherwise in good condition) Van Leeuwen (1625-1685) was one of the great Dutch jurists of the 17th century. The completion of his book was interrupted by his death. The most important part is the second, in two chapters: XII (pp. 665-1336), dealing with Dutch nobility and knighthood, with a list of nobles and knights, castles and other noble houses, noble abbeys etc.; and XIII (pp.1337-1520) dealing with the various forms of government Holland has known, with various considerations on governments in general.
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Price: EUR 460.00 = appr. US$ 499.95 Seller: Antiquariaat Berger & De Vries
- Book number: 69773-V2
- Book number: 69773-V2