varia - 3 devotieboeken uit Antwerpen - 1763-1765

Wilhelmus Nakatenus
Heavenly palm grove or great devotional book filled with devout exercises of church hymns, litanies, prayers, and meditations, etc. Most parts drawn from Holy Scripture and the Holy Fathers
Antwerp, Joannes van Soest, [1763]; 560 pp, frontispiece
Old leather binding (17.5x10 cm; signs of wear); first and last leaves stained
Popular translation of ‘Coeleste palmetum’ by Wilhelm Nakatenus (1617-1682); dating inferred from the calendar that begins in 1763

Ludovicus Meyere
Sermons of the most holy name Jesus… very useful to all pastors, preachers and all true Christians.
Antwerp, P.J. Parys, [1765]
(30)+214+(9) pp; bishop Vangameren’s coat of arms
Old leather binding (18x12 cm; wear); ex-libris ms 1789; clean inside
Works of the Ghent preacher Ludovicus/Lodewijk Meyere (1654-1719) dedicated to Henricus Gabriël Vangameren, 16th bishop of Antwerp

Maniere om godtvruchtiglyk den roosen-krans te lesen, met een kort begryp der aflaeten…gebeden der H. Misse
Antwerp, J.H. Heyliger, [1765]
60+35 pp; woodcuts in text
Old leather binding (14x8 cm, wear; back cover partly loose); stained leaves; rust/moisture stains

BIJGEVOEGD
Handboeksken behelzende … H. Kruys-weg van onzen Heer Jesus Christus
Ghent, J. Begyn [19th century]
24 pp in brochure (soiled)