297 / 444
247
Cont. manuscript copy, probably for personal use of a hunting official, of vol. I (Paris 1685) of
Louis XIV’ s French hunting legislation.
Ref.
Thiébaud 549.
1125
[India]
-
Notebook with Hindi (?) wordlists
and English translations. Southern India, early 20th
c. (?). Manuscript on paper, c. 15 x 9,5 cm, cont. half leather (rubbed), flat spine, some 400 pp. In
good condition.
€ 80/120
Personal notebook of an English (?) resident in Southern India, with alphabet exercises and
wordlists with English trsls. A few pp. with notes on daily expenses, etc. On f. 1r ownership entries,
i.a. “F.D. Paterson Morgan” Madras 1935.
1126
[Jansenism - Bible]
-
LE SEGNE DE MÉNILLES D’ELEMARE, Jean Baptiste
- “Abbregé
des conferences sur les livres des Rois faites depuis 1722. jusqu’en 1725”. [France, afer 1725].
French manuscript on paper, c. 27,2 x 19,6 cm, cont. sheep (rubbed), richly gilt spine on 5 raised
bands (joints splitting, head & tail def.), red edges, marbl. endpapers, green marker, [2]-683-[1] pp.,
written in brown ink. Good condition.
€ 150/250
Extensive commentary on the Books of Kings by the French Jansenist Le Segne (1682-1770).
Numerous (autograph?) pen corrections.
1127
[Law - Louvain]
-
“Annotata ad consuetudines Lovanienses
”. [Louvain, c. 1700?]. Latin and
Dutch manuscript on paper, c. 19 x 15 cm, cont. sheep (rubbed), gilt spine on 5 raised bands (head
and tail def.), red edges, 310 ff. incl. 34 bl. (paper age-toned, some marg. dampstaining). In good
condition.
€ 300/450
Extensive and detailed commentary on Louvain customary law by an anonymous lawyer. The ff.
are interleaved with a copy of “Costuymen der Stadt van Loven, ende van haeren Ressorte [and:
Ordonnantie vande Wees-camere der stadt van Loven]”, Louvain, H. van Hastens (“Academie
Boeck-Drucker”), 1622, 4to, [8]-110-[12]-39-[7] pp. Engr. arms on title, printed within double
ruled border.
Ref.
STCV. Coppens & De Schepper (3).
Bound with at the end
: “Privilege de
mainmise donné par sa Majesté Impériale et Royale Charles à la chef ville de Louvain 19. xbre l’an
1537, Louvain, H. vander Haert, [1744-1759], 4to, [6] ff.
Ref.
STCV. Old name on front endpaper
“Robin 1710”.
1128
[Lier]
-
KEMPENS, Johannes Andreas
- “Het dor wordt groeijende, onbepaelbare Gods
voorzinnigheid in den lijdzamen ende goedertieren Patriarch Tobias (…)”. [Lier, 1807?]. Nederlands
handschrift op papier, c. 18,7 x 16,4 cm, cont. soepel grijs omslag, [38] ff. (laatste f., vermoedelijk
blanco, grotendeels uitgescheurd). In zeer goede staat.
€ 250/350
Onuitgegeven volledige tekst van een toneelstuk van de Lierse rederijker J.A. Kempens (fl. 1755-
1807), op 15 februari 1789 aldaar opgevoerd door de kamer “Den Groeijenden Boom” (zie de
toespeling op “groeijende” in de titel van het stuk!). De tekst wordt gevolgd door
drie gedichten
:
“Opdragt”, met verwijzing naar opvoeringen in Boom (!) en Lier; “Vloek van Sodama” (Sodom en
Gomorra, O.T.); “Veldslag van Friedland” (Napoleons veldslag bij Koningsbergen, 14 juni 1807).
1129
[Miniatures - initials]
-
Collection of 23 nice small miniatures and initials
, mounted in an album
of handmade paper, decor. boards. In very good condition.
Cfr. ill.
€ 1000/1500
Two sets:
1.
2 larger, c. 7 x 4 cm, top rounded and 15 smaller, square, c. 2,2 x 2,2 cm, miniatures,
touched with gold, cut from a French manuscript [Northern France? Low Countries?; late 15th
c.?], probably a Book of Hours. The larger miniatures show the Circumcision of Jesus and a
Nativity scene (shepherds near a fire looking at a comet), the small square ones represent saints,
mostly in blue or yellow, i.a. Sebastian, Christopher, Andrew, Barbara, Stephan, George, Gregory,
Peter.
2.
Six letters from a gothic alphabet [Low Countries?, c. 1500?], on paper, c. 4,5 x 3,5 or 4 x
3 cm, cut from a liturgical manuscript. Written in brown ink, with a blue or pale green background;
4 initials with expressive, somewhat grotesque, faces.