Le grand théatre profane (-- sacré) du duché de Brabant

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Two works in four volumes. First edition in French (profane), second edition in French (sacré). The Hague: Chrétien van Lom; Gerard Block, 1730, 1734. Folio (480mm x 292mm). Profane: with 4 engraved plates of arms, one plate of coins and 188 views and plans on 67 sheets. Sacré: with 2 double-page maps, five in-text engravings and 271 engraved plates (21 portraits; the others views, plans, buildings, altars and memorials), of which 74 are double-page. Bound in contemporary polished calf. Rubbed generally, with wear at the joints. A set of two separately-issued but obviously complementary works on the secular and ecclesiastical architecture of the Duchy of Brabant. At the time of printing, Brabant was divided between the Dutch Republic in the north and the Austrian Habsburg Empire in the South; today, all of the territory except the Dutch province of North Brabant is part of Belgium. The Profane engravings include plans and panoramic views of cities and towns, while the Sacré volumes, first issued in 1729, show not only church and monastic architecture, but details of tombs, memorial plaques, and epitaphs, along with portraits of the bishops of the dioceses of the duchy. The engravings have the crystalline purity of line that set apart the topographical works of Merian a century or so earlier. Many copies of these works were broken up into individual plates, making complete sets of both works in contemporary bindings, as here, especially desirable. Brunet II, 1699. N° de ref. del artículo T000255

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