A generall historie of the Netherlands
Title
A generall historie of the Netherlands
Alternative Title
Full title: A generall historie of the Netherlands : vvith the genealogie and memorable acts of the Earls of Holland, Zeeland, and west-Friseland, from Thierry of Aquitaine the first Earle, successiuely vnto Philip the third King of Spaine : continued vnto this present yeare of our Lord 1608, out of the best authors that haue written of that subiect : by Ed. Grimeston.
Creator
Jean François Le Petit, 1546-approximately 1615
Publisher
London : Printed by A. Islip, and G. Eld
Date
Anno Dom. 1609.
Format
[28], 299, 310-646, [4], 647-1415 [i.e. 1413], [21] p. : illustrations (engravings), portraits ; (fol.)
Description
Largely a translation of: Le Petit, Jean François. La grande chronique.
In this edition Grimeston includes a translation of Le Petit's preface from "La grande chronique" and mentions in the translator's preface that the continuation of the history is derived from "Historia Belgica nostri potissimum temporis" by Emmanuel van Meteren.
Eld printed quires O-2D, 3A-3P, 4I-5F, 5X-6C, and possibly the index; Islip printed the rest (STC).
The engraved title page border and many of the fifty-seven portraits are signed by Christoffel van Sichem and were originally published in Le Petit's "La grande chronique."
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
Includes index.
P. 1413 misnumbered 1415.
A variant of the 1608 edition.
In this edition Grimeston includes a translation of Le Petit's preface from "La grande chronique" and mentions in the translator's preface that the continuation of the history is derived from "Historia Belgica nostri potissimum temporis" by Emmanuel van Meteren.
Eld printed quires O-2D, 3A-3P, 4I-5F, 5X-6C, and possibly the index; Islip printed the rest (STC).
The engraved title page border and many of the fifty-seven portraits are signed by Christoffel van Sichem and were originally published in Le Petit's "La grande chronique."
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
Includes index.
P. 1413 misnumbered 1415.
A variant of the 1608 edition.
Provenance
Book label at end of dedication " Donavit rev. vir R.A. Perkins, L.L.D. ecclesiae hujus canonicus A.D. 1732" ; inscription on B1r: "Thomas Basteman his booke".
Front cover detached ; title-page torn on margins and remounted; bound in wooden boards, bevelled edges, evidence of clasps.
Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]
Front cover detached ; title-page torn on margins and remounted; bound in wooden boards, bevelled edges, evidence of clasps.
Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]
Contributor
Grimeston, Edward.
Sichem, Christoffel van, approximately 1546-1624.
Meteren, Emmanuel van, 1535-1612. Historie der Nederlandsche ende haerder naburen oorlogen. Latin.
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.), former owner. donor.
Schulich-Woolf Collection.
Sichem, Christoffel van, approximately 1546-1624.
Meteren, Emmanuel van, 1535-1612. Historie der Nederlandsche ende haerder naburen oorlogen. Latin.
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.), former owner. donor.
Schulich-Woolf Collection.
Language
English
Identifier
folio Dated 1609 .L47
STC (2nd ed.), 12375
ESTC S120804
STC (2nd ed.), 12375
ESTC S120804
Files
Collection
Citation
Jean François Le Petit, 1546-approximately 1615, “A generall historie of the Netherlands,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/94.