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[Hainaut - Liessies] - BINET, Estienne, S.J. - Abregé des vies des principaux fondateurs des reli...

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[Hainaut - Liessies] - BINET, Estienne, S.J. - Abregé des vies des principaux fondateurs des reli...
[Hainaut - Liessies] - BINET, Estienne, S.J. - Abregé des vies des principaux fondateurs des religions de l'eglise, representez dans le choeur de l'abbaie de S. Lambert de Liessies en Haynaut. Antwerp, Martinus Nutius, 1634, 4to, contemp. overlapping vellum, flat spine titled in ink, 33-[4] pp. Very nice copy. Cfr. ill. € 800/1000 First edition (reprinted 1636) of this work by the Jesuit author Binet (1569-1639). It describes the church of St Lambert Abbey at Liessies with its portraits of saints, i.a. Augustinus, Benedictus, Bernardus, Franciscus, Dominicus, Ignatius, etc., mostly founders of religious orders, well engraved by Galle. Engr. title with ill. of church at Liessies, and 39 engr. portraits of saints by Corn. & Theod. Galle. Bookplates Renard, Marquis de Biencourt and Biencourt-Poncins. Presentation inscription by Carolus van den Bosch, parish priest at Zandhoven, in 1707 to Hoppenbrouwer, parish priest at Grobbendonk. Ownership entry on title erased. Ref. De Backer-Sommervogel I col. 1500-1501 nr. 39. Matagne (Namur) B-369.