A fine and rare, manuscript and illuminated volume illustrating the armorial shields of the seven provinces of the Netherlands, by Willem Flessiers 1656 to the 'Hoogh. Mooghende here Staete Generael Der Vereenighde Nederlanden', entitled HAROVLT, containing a selfportrait of the author and illustrating on a total of 351 pages in watercolour and gouache all the armorial shields, alphabetically arranged under the heading of the respective province, the final page being that of a Memento Mori and dated 1656, bound in leather, 31 by 20.5 cm.; together with a manuscript volume describing the descendants of Henricus van Havre and Teresia van Wesenbeck, up to the early 19th century; another manuscript volume describing the descendants of Anthony van Havre and Barbara Hermans, ending late 18th century; and a third manuscript volume describing events and descendants of the de Pret family, the first two volumes bound in leather Quantity: 4 33.5 by 21.5 cm
A fine and rare, manuscript and illuminated volume illustrating the armorial shields of the seven provinces of the Netherlands, by Willem Flessiers 1656 to the 'Hoogh. Mooghende here Staete Generael Der Vereenighde Nederlanden', entitled HAROVLT, containing a selfportrait of the author and illustrating on a total of 351 pages in watercolour and gouache all the armorial shields, alphabetically arranged under the heading of the respective province, the final page being that of a Memento Mori and dated 1656, bound in leather, 31 by 20.5 cm.; together with a manuscript volume describing the descendants of Henricus van Havre and Teresia van Wesenbeck, up to the early 19th century; another manuscript volume describing the descendants of Anthony van Havre and Barbara Hermans, ending late 18th century; and a third manuscript volume describing events and descendants of the de Pret family, the first two volumes bound in leather Quantity: 4 33.5 by 21.5 cm
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