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[ANTIQUE BOOKS] [HISTORY]
See original version (French)
208
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[ANTIQUE BOOKS] [HISTORY]
See original version (French)
Estimate
€60 - €80
Voluntary lot
Description
[ANTIQUE BOOKS] [HISTORY]
DOM GERVAISE
The History of Suger, Abbot of Saint-Denis, Minister of State and Regent of the Kingdom, during the reign of Louis the Younger.
Paris. Published by Barois, 1721.
3 volumes in 12°. Full contemporary binding in tan sheepskin. Ribbed spine. Faded metal tools.
Minor imperfections, as is usual, to the caps and corners.
Volume I: 3 unnumbered pages (Preface), CXIV pages (Dissertation), 338 pages, 6 unnumbered pages (Approval and Privilege).
Volume II: 523 pages.
Volume III: 448 pages.
Although it has been criticised for numerous inaccuracies, this history by Abbé Suger is brimming with interesting details and anecdotes. Furthermore, the preliminary documents contain four treatises on the foundation of the Abbey of Saint-Denis, the death of Abbot Suger, Suger’s works, and the Investiture Controversy.
See original version (French)
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ID: 89135456
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