Placcaeten – Johannes Baptista Christyn – 1664 | Habsburg Netherlands Law | Folio

Placcaeten ordonnantien landt-chartres privilegien is a 1664 collection of legal surveys and ordinances delivered by Habsburg Netherlands. Collected by Johannes Baptista Chyristn, this third part includes a wide range of topics including decrees, regulations, and charters such as orders on beer and wine, gold and silversmith regulations, painters guild instruction, and privileges afforded to Louvain University. Interestingly, this work includes sections written in Dutch, French, and Spanish.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Placcaeten ordonnantien landt-chartres privilegien, ende instructien by de princen van dese Neder-landen uytghegheven … Derde deel
• Author(s): Johannes Baptista I Christyn
• Publisher: Brussel, Huybrecht Anthoon Velpius
• Edition: Third part, first edition. 1664.
• Format: folio, single volume
• Binding: original leather
• Size:  12.5 in x 8 in (31.7 cm x 20.3 cm)
• Collation: [13], 781 (i.e. 780), [20]
• Illustrations: Added engraved title page
• Contents Include:
  • Ordinances on beer and wine
  • Declarations by Charles, Duke of Lorraine
  • Privileges of Louvain University
  • Regulations for painters, smiths, cement workers, and mint officers

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather binding with moderate surface aging. Structurally tight, secure, and complete. The engraved title page remains present and well-preserved.

Why Collect This?

• Includes royal Habsburg decrees from regions and languages
• Original 1664 printing with multilingual legal content
• Features guild laws and university privileges

Item Number: #28995