Le Triumphe d'Anvers, faict en la susception du prince Philips, prince d'Espaigne by Cornelis Grapheus. Published by Pierre Coeck d'Allost Gillis van Diest, 1550. Hardcover 120 pages NoISBN Language: French. Le Triumphe d'Anvers, faict en la susception du prince Philips, prince d'Espaigne by Cornelis Grapheus. Published by Pierre Coeck d'Allost Gillis van Diest in 1550. Hardcover. La tres admirable, tres magnificque et triumphante entree de tres hault et tres puissant Prince Philipes, Prince d'Espaignes, filz de l'empereur Charles V en la tres renommee, florissante ville d'Anvers anno 1549, premierement composee et descripte en langue latine par Cornille Grapheus, greffier de la dicte ville d'Anvers et depuis traduicte en franchois. French translation of the original Latin text of Grapheus, town secretary of Antwerp. Celebrating the recognition of Charles V's eldest son Philip as hereditary ruler of the Low Countries, the included series of woodcuts depicts the triumphal arches and theatrical decors that were erected in honor of Philip's entrance into Antwerp in 1549. Folio format, woodcut frontispiece and illustrations. Modern half leather binding over marbled boards, spine on 4 raised bands with gilt decorations and red title label. Elaborately illustrated with woodcut frontispiece and 29 woodcut illustrations. Folding extension of leaf 3 bound as a separate leaf between signatures. Privilege leaf at end with woodcut border. Title page detached, some browning and dampstain to first pages, otherwise in good condition, plates mostly clean and bright.