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[Heraldry] - [CHRISTYN, J.-B.] - Iurisprudent

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[Heraldry] - [CHRISTYN, J.-B.] - Iurisprudent
[Heraldry] - [CHRISTYN, J.-B.] - Iurisprudentia heroica sive de iure Belgarum circa nobilitatem et insignia, demonstrato in commentariis ad Edictum (...) Principum Alberti et Isabellae emulgatum 14. Decembris 1616. Liber prodromus (...). Brussels, Balthasar Vivien, 1663, 4to, contemp. vellum, [18]-144 pp. (somewhat browning, minor foxing and soiling, stains on verso of title and facing page). Very good copy. € 350/450 Very rare 1st edition on the nobility of Brussels families, written by J.B. Christyn sr. (1622-1690). Half-page engraved ill. on titlepage with portraits of Albert & Isabella, engraved arms of Brussels and 19 engraved coats of arms of noble families, i.a. Van Steene, Gielis, Serhuyghs, Sweerts, Coudenbergh, etc. Ref. NUC. Cp. Saffroy 8286 (1668 ed.). Not in BL London, BN Paris, Matagne (Namur)