LACROIX PAULBiblio.com
Paul LacroixBiblio.com
Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance
1876Best.-Nr. 28760Third edition published in Paris by Firmin-Didot in 1876. Large octavo bound in red leather and publisher's cloth with elaborate gilt tooling patterned endpapers and all edges gilt. Contains 14 chromolithographs and numerous woodcuts documenting martial life ecclesiastical institutions and historical episodes from the Crusades to the Renaissance. Text block collates 4 v 1 577 1 pages with continuous pagination. Content includes illustrations of knights the conquest of Jerusalem and notable ecclesiastical figures such as Pope Gregory the Great. Religious orders including the Franciscans and Dominicans are addressed alongside topics like the Edict of Nantes and Attila's incursions. All plates are present. Binding remains tight plates clean and edges bright. This 19th-century French illustrated work is difficult to locate in comparable condition. Item Number: #28760 QUESTIONS AND PHOTO REQUESTS WELCOME. Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books · Vereinigte Staaten499,00 $≈ 444,94 €
