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Auction 114, Lot 744

"Famiani Strad Romani E Societate Jesu De Bello Belgico Decas Secunda", Strada, Famiamo, S.J.

Subject: History - Belgium and The Netherlands

Period: 1648 (dated)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
3 x 5.5 inches
7.6 x 14 cm
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This popular history describes the war between the Low Countries and Spain between 1568 and 1648 from a pro-Spanish and pro-Catholic viewpoint. Famiamo Strada was a Jesuit and teacher at the Collegium Romanum in Rome. Includes the famous Leo Belgicus, or Lion of Belgium, title page depicting a map of Belgium and Holland in the form of a lion. This version of the Leo Belgicus is based on the original Aitsinger form with the lion standing facing right with the right paw raised and holding a shield. Title page, several engraved portraits, 642 pages + index. Original vellum binding with manuscript ink title on spine. Ex Libris with deaccession stamp on front endpaper.

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Condition: A

Binding with normal shelf wear and soil, contents clean and bright.

Estimate: $1,300 - $1,500

Sold for: $900

Closed on 3/1/2006

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