3 Fine Volumes, Cold-struck Vellum: Vita Viglii Aytta Zuichemi Ad Ipso Viglio Scripta, 1743

3 Very beautiful history books in 4 format, strong volumes in cold stamped vellum, spine with pink edges.. Cornelius Paul Hoynck Van Papendrecht - Vita Viglii ab Aytta Zuuichemi ab ipso Viglio scripta... nec non Joachimi Hopperi et Joannis Baptistae Tassii opera historica- Hagae Comitum, Gérard Block, 1743 6 volumes in three complete volumes- (66)-348-(1),(12)- 345-868-(13-1bl.), 414-(13) , (2)-600- 1-1 bl.), (4)-438-(1-1 bl.) (4)-518-(149) p. 17X23cm. Very good condition of the period bindings in robust vellum with cold stamping. Each volume bears a title printed in red and black, with an engraved title sticker, with two beautiful folding portraits: one of Viglius ab Aytta, the other of Jachim Hopper (pet. Marginal wormholes at the start of volume 2. Titles in ink on the spine. First edition of this historical work, collected and annotated by Hoynck van Papendrecht (1686-1753). Also known as Analeta Belgica. Contains a biography of the Lawyer and Man of State Frisian Viglius Zuichemius b Aytta (1507-1577). Cornelius Paul Hoynck van Papendrecht (1686-1754) was a Dutch Catholic priest. He was private secretary to the Archbishop of Alsace of Mechelen and also received the title of Archpriest. In 1725 he wrote a polemical History of the Church of Utrecht. His most important work was the Analecta Belgica (1743-1753) in four volumes, in which he provides important sources for the History of the Church of Utrecht. 16th century. (see Wikipedia). Rare and beautiful decorative and informative set. Contains at the end the sixth part the "Very interesting memoirs in French of Jean d'Hollander. With a speech about the Troubles that occurred in the City of Ghent in 1539...