Antoon
Sanderus (September 15, 1586 - January 10 or January 16, 1664),
born in Antwerp, was a Flemish historian, philologian and
theologian.Sanderus
studied theology in
Leuven and Douai.
After being ordained a priest in Ghent, Sanderus served as
priest in Oosteeklo. He was an opponent of anabaptism in
Flanders.
As a
writer he
Latinized his name from Antoon Sanderus to Antonius Sanderus. His
greatest work is his richly illustrated Flandria Illustrata, Sive
Descriptio Comitatus per totem terrarum orbem celeberrimi (first
print in Cologne, 1641-44). Of this work two Books were published,
the others remained unfinished at his death. The book contains a
description and history of various Flemish towns and cities;
also printed
and published by De
Vos, Brussels
1735.
Other
works written
by Sanderus are a hagiography Hagiologium Flandriae sive de sanctis
eius provinciae (first printed in Antwerp, 1625); a poem on Peter
Paul Rubens (September 1621); an inventory of manuscripts held by
various libraries Bibliotheca belgica manuscripta (first printed in
Lille, 1641-43) and a history of Brabantian abbies and monasteries
Chorographia sacra Brabantiae (printed and published by
De Vos, Brussels,
1659).
Flanders
is
now the northern part of
Belgium. |
Carmelus Mechliniensis . .now Mechelen, Belgium
One of the 18th century engravings from Chorographia sacra
Brabantiae,published in 3 volumes, with one
portrait
and 66 engraved plates, mostly folding, folio, The Hague, 1726-2
age staining otherwise full borders/ full page no damage worth the
clean £115 inc delivery
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