Opmeero, Petro & Beyerlinck, Laurentio.
OPUS CHRONOGRAPHICUM Opus chronographicum orbis universi a mundi exordio usque ad annum MDCXI. continens historiam, icones et elogia summorum Pontificorum, Imperatorum ... in duos tomos divisum.
Antwerpić ex Typographerio Hieronymi Verdussii 1611. 2 parts in 1 vol. Folio. ([+]-[+6]) + 516pp. + (*-[4*4]) + 338pp. + (Vu2]-[V4]). Engraved architectural t.p., folding pedigree, 2 folding letterpress pedigrees, numerous text ports., dec. devices. Browning, first few preliminary leaves with minor marginal worming towards tail, rebound in later blind ruled leather, dec. gilt filleted raised bands with gilt devices and gilt lettered label to spine. Pieter Opmeer (1526-1595), was a Dutch Catholic historian and apologist. As a priest he served in Amsterdam and Delft, and is also known for his Catholic martyrology, in which he vividly portrayed the torture and death of Roman Catholic martyrs. Opmeer’s comprehensive work covers the history of the world from the creation up through the year 1571; his work was continued to the year 1611 by another Catholic priest and Dutch historian, Laurence Beyerlinck (1578-1627). Beyerlinck taught philosophy and theology in Antwerp and later wrote numerous works on history, including his Magnum Theatrum Vitae Humanae, a voluminous collection of information on history, theology, philosophy, art, &c. Together an important and early collection of biographies, the lives of many rulers (both temporal and ecclesiastic, including emperors and popes), philosophers, artists, writers, musicians, explorers, and other world leaders. US$1122
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