Shelfmark
Ae.4.06
Author
Uniform title
[Historie der Nederlandsche ende haerder Naburen Oorlegen en Geschiedenissen. Latin]
Title
Historia Belgica nostri potissimum temporis, Belgii sub quatuor Burgundis & totidem Austriacis principibus coniunctionem & gubernationem breuiter: turbas autem, bella et mutationes tempore Regis Philippi, Caroli V ... filij, ad annum usque 1598 ... inscripta A. E. Meterano ...
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Antwerp], [1600?].
Physical description
[8], 624p, [1] plate : ill. ; Fo.
Note
Illustration pages are not paginated.
Note
Publication details from BL.
Note
Language of original = Dutch.
Provenance
18th century bookplate of Eton College on title-page verso.
Binding
Early 16th century dark brown calf over pasteboard, sewn on five supports (rebacked), bound in England. On both covers, a gilt centrepiece within a frame comprised of three fillets (blind-gilt-blind) with gilt foliate stamps an outer corners; outer border of fillets to the same pattern; board edges hatcheted at head and tail with blind diagonal fillets terminating in transverse double fillets. Spine repaired (with similar tools?); date unknown. Textblock trimmed and ?dyed yellow. Endpapers comprising a single bifolium (pastedown and flyleaf) with paper stubs. Chain mark at tail end of fore-edge on upper cover.
Copy-specific note
ECL previous shelfmarks: Cb.5.9 and Df.3.3.
Copy-specific note
Slip of wove paper, loosely inserted, on which is written "Hist: Belgica: cu[m] figuris" in a ?17th century hand? Stub retained during rebacking / repairing?
Subject
Netherlands History Wars of Independence, 1556-1648.
Added entry--place
Belgium Antwerp.
Language code
lat dut
Identifier
B9304