Van Diepenbeeck, Abraham ; Merlen, C. van ; Cabbaey,... Lot n° 1076

Collection of notated liturgical songs and offices in Latin. [Southern Netherlands end 18th c.] Sm. 4to, 19,5 x 15 cm: [2]-179-24 [i.e. 36] pp., laid paper, black and red ink, scores ruled in red (sm. marg. wormtrack in very last ff.). Contemp. marbled sheep, flat spine (used, spine cracked with sm. tears on head and tail). Good inside. Carefully composed work with titles and a few additional orations in French. Considerably enriched with 54 devotional engravings incl. 2 enhanced with watercolours and gold, some taken from liturgical works or emblem books, mainly by H. Wierix, some by T. and C. van Merlen, M. Cabbaey, A. van Diepenbeeck and R. Collin, C. Galle, etc. Additional orations by the same hand on the back of some engravings.