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Flemish Work on the Order of St. Francis

By JARLZBERG.

Can any of your correspondents tell me any thing about, or enable me to procure a copy of, a book on the order of St. Francis, named, *Den Wijngaert van Sinte Franciscus vâ Schoonte Historien Legenden, &c.* A folio of 424 leaves, beautifully printed. The last page has,— "Gheprent Thantwerpen binnen die Camer poorte Int huys vâ delft bi mi, Hendrich Eckert van Homberch. Int iaer ons heeren M.CCCCC. efi XVIII. op den XII. dach vâ December." The only copy I ever saw of it, which belonged to a friend of mine, had the following note on a fly-leaf in an old and scarcely legible hand:— "Raer boeck en…

Topics: Order of St. Francis, Historical Books, Printing History

Locations: Antwerp