DAMHOUDER, JOSSE VAN Praxis rerum criminalium. 69 large text woodcuts. [24], 467, [1] pages. 4to, contemporary blind-tooled pigskin over

pasteboard, stamped "1565" on front cover; 17th-century ownership inscriptions on title, short clean tear in 2*4. Antwerp: Joannes Bellerus, 1562 Illustrated treatise on criminal law, with a detailed discussion of the varieties of criminal behavior, and illustrations depicting criminal acts, judicial proceedings, tortures, and executions. From the collection of Silvain Brunschwig, with his morocco booklabel.