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Antwerp imprint] - Die alderexcellenste cronyke van Brabant, Hollant, Seelant, Vlaenderen int generael. Met vele nyeuwe addicien die indye andere niet gheweest en zijn. Antwerp, J. van Doesborch, October 1512, 4to, mod. blindst. half calf over wood sl. rubbed), spine on 4 raised bands, metal corner pcs, clasps (on leather tongues) and catches, green edges, [220 (of 230)] ff. (lacking the "Boom" = genealogical tables, on ff. 57-62, blank h1, and 3 text ff.: ff6, gg1,4; title soiled and underlaid, some spotting or marg. staining; a number of margins strengthened and a couple of sm. tears repaired). Very good copy.
Postincunable ed. of the famous medieval chronicle of Brabant. 105 woodcut ills (incl. repeats): 2 large, 54 half-page, 49 smaller (2 partly coloured). Saints represented: Geertrui, Ermelindis, Goedele, Amalberga, Oede, Aernout, Landrade, Alaert, Digna, Gomaer, Rombout, Guido, Yde van Zoutleeuw. Large woodcut arms on title (repeated elsewhere). Gothic type in 2 cols of 40 ll. Title in red and black. Cont. Dutch manuscript prayer on verso of last f. Ref. NKr 652. Pettegree NB 5642. Funck 292.