Klubbat för:

9500 SEK

Utropspris

10 000-12 000 SEK

Beskrivning

BECANUS, GUILIELMO. Serenissimi principis Ferdinandi Hispaniarum Infantis S.R.E. cardinalis introitus in Flandriae metropolim Gandavum. Antwerp, Johannes Meursius, 1636.

Large folio (525x390 mm.). (8), 68, (3, 1 blank) pp. 41 numbered engraved plates (lacking 1 [no 13]) of which 16 coloured and 1 partly coloured (3 larger and folding), including frontispiece dated 1636 by Pieter de Jode, and engraved portraits of Philip IV and Ferdinand, engraved printer´s device by Cornelis Galle after Peter Paul Rubens on title, partly coloured (plates with dampstains to lower and upper margin, also affecting plates, some spotting, title with dampstains and tears to lower corner. To upper margin small library label Q1, ink numbered in upper corner, some worming to upper margin).
Contemporary vellum, boards with large gilt ornament, worn and stained, split inner upper hinge, warped boards, lacking silk bands. Library sign on inside of upper board. Text with dampstaining and spotting, mostly to upper and lower part, about 6 leaves in the beginning with creased corners and some damages, some minor worming to upper margin in the beginning, leaf 41- 42 with tear. Engraved bookplate of Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie.

Lacking plate no 13, Cybele in her chariot, drawn by lions (Qualis Berecynthia mater).

On January 28, 1635, the city of Ghent celebrated the entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain (1609-1641), the recently appointed governor of the Southern Netherlands. A group of Flemish artists were commissioned to create paintings for the decoration of two triumphal arches erected in the city´s main square for the occasion.
They also celebrated the victory of the battle of Nördlingen, where the Catholic Imperial army won a great victory over the combined Protestant armies of Sweden and their German allies.
The engraved plates show the entry processions with views of Ghent, scenes from a theatrical performance, allegorical floats, fireworks, and triumphal arches. A large folding bird´s-eye view illustrates the battle of Nördlingen. "The decorations for this event, although less famous than those designed by Rubens for Ferdinand´s Entry into Antwerp several months later, also celebrated the Prince´s personal history, his ancestry, and military prowess" (Festivities: Ceremonies and Celebrations in Western Europe 1500-1790, Brown University, March 1979, number 38.)
Printed in 150 copies only.

Provenance: Charlottenlund castle in south of Sweden (Snårestads socken, Ystads kommun). Part of the library inherited from the castle of Löberöd, where Jacob De la Gardie (1768-1842) owned a large library consisting of c. 18.000 volumes, which was one of the largest private libraries in Sweden at that time.

Auktionsnummer:

6075

Datum:

2020-12-10