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Father Philibert MONET.
See original version (French)
86
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Father Philibert MONET.
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Father Philibert MONET.
The Origin and Practice of the Gallic Coat of Arms, which is
Lyon: Published by Claude Landry, 1631.
Quarto, (8) folios, 187 pp. Contemporary vellum, handwritten title on the spine (some foxing).
The only edition of one of the earliest treatises on French heraldry.
Dedicated to the Prince of Condé.
This book by the Jesuit priest Philibert Monet (1566–1643), founder of the College of Thonon, is both a historical work (on the origins of coats of arms) and a technical guide (on how to interpret them). The recognition of coats of arms as a social necessity: on the importance of being seen and recognised.
Decorated with some attractive initials and wide headbands.
A fine copy in its contemporary binding.
Engraved ex libris by Dr Eugène Olivier.
Saffroy, I, 2127
See original version (French)
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