Famianus Strada / DE BELLO BELGICO THE HISTORY OF THE LOW-COUNTREY WARRES 1650

Description: DE BELLO BELGICO. THE HISTORY OF THE LOW-COUNTREY WARRES; "Illustrated with divers Figures" Author: Famianus Strada (Translated by Robert Stapylton, Knt.) Title: DE BELLO BELGICO. THE HISTORY OF THE LOW-COUNTREY WARRES; "Illustrated with divers Figures" Publication: London, England: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Princes Arms in St. Pauls-Churchyard, 1650 Description: Leather-bound. Folio. Halfbound, contemporary, quite worn calf over marbled boards, which is itself over printer's waste (a list of first and surnames barely visible through the very scuffed boards.) Extremely worn boards, leather rubbed and worn away, after 375 years. Four raised bands to spine (five compartments, each ruled in gilt) Translated from Latin into English by Robert Stapylton. Two early leaves (pp.3-6) detached. Dropcaps, headpieces, and tailpieces. Boards detached. Text block age-tanned, but eminently readable. Pages quite supple. The book features a unique feature not heretofore encountered in thirty years by this cataloguer. After the conclusion of Book 10, commences a section entitled: "An Alphabeticall Table of the most remarkable Passages and Sentences" -- a 42 page section of author-chosen/author-created passages of note -- perhaps "most remarkable" in its presumptions of remarkability. At the ostensible conclusion of the alphabet, there is a brief bracketed Errata section.Famiano Strada (1572-1649) was an Italian Jesuit and historian of wars in the Belgium and Netherlands during the early part of the Eighty Years War, starting with the abdication of Charles V in 1556 to the capture of Rheinsberg in 1590..." (Wikipedia).Highly detailed blow-by-blow accounts of the various/ skirmishes, desecrations, and sundry casual violence and sensationalized gore as well as all-out battles. Sr. Famianus seemed a rather sav(age)y 17th century marketer!NOTE: This copy LACKS the following engraved portraits, and they appear never to have been originally included with this particular copy: This copy/or edition lacks by W. Marshall, R. Vaughn and others) copper engravings: Frontis portrait of translator Robert Stapylton; "The Emperour Charles the 5th Prince of Ye Low=Countreys", (between pp.2 & 3 Book 1); "Philip the Second King of Spaine, Prince of the Low=countreys" (between pp.10 & 11 of Book 1) and "Margaret Dutchesse of Parma and Piacenza / Daughter to Charles the 5th / Governesse of the Lowcountreys" (between pp.24 & 25 Book 1); Anthony Perenott Cardinall Granvel / Counsellour of Estate to Margaret of Parma (between pp.38 & 39); William of Nassau / Prince of Orange (between pp. 42 & 43); Ferdinand of Toledo Duke of Alva / Governour of the Low=countreys" (between pp.24 & 25 of Book 6); John Lignius Count Aremberg / Governour of Frisland / Generall at Ye Battaile of Hilfiger.. (between pp.46 & 47 of Book 7); Peter Ernest Count Mansfeldt / Governour of Lucembureg / Campe=master at y Battaile of Gemblac / Generall of the French Expedition (between pp.64 & 65 of Book 7); Lodovico Requesenes, Great Comendador / of Castile Governour of Ye Lowcountreys (between pp.24 & 25, Conclusion of Book 7); Sancho Avila Governour of the Fort / at Antwerp General at ye Battaile of Mooch (between pp.2 and 3 of Book 8); Chiapino Vitelli Marquess of Cetona / Campe=master generall (between pp.12 & 13, of Book 8); Don John of Austria / Son to Charls Ye 5th / Governour of the Low countreys (between pp.26 & 27, of Book 9); Alexander Farneze Prince of Parma / & Piacenza Governour of Ye Low countreys (between pp.42 & 43 Book 9); Lacks final two leaves of advertisements ("Courteous Reader, These Books following are printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his Shop at the Prices Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard..." Binding Poor, Contents Good. "...To their misfortune was added, that the reliques of the Army, scattered in places they knew not about Flanders, had their brains beaten out by the women, that came upon them with clubs and spits, and (which is a more dangerous weapon) armed with the furie of their sex; some almost railing them to death,; others pricking their bodkins into them, with exquisite barbarity pulled them to pieces with their nayles, as the Bacchanals tore Orpheus.""Just as we, after the clouds have fought, and are broken, the Sun breaks forth: norever shines a greater hope of Peace, then when a WARR is Seriously prosecuted, fury being as it were glutted and weary with the slaughter" Seller ID: 88115 Aardvark Rare Books Eugene, OR We work hard to make your Bookbuying Experience safe, easy and fun. Aardvark Books is a proud member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and IOBA, Independent Online Booksellers Association. 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