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233 - LORAIN (Prosper). A historical essay on Cluny Abbey, followe…
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LORAIN (Prosper). A historical essay on Cluny Abbey, followed by supporting documents and various fragments from the correspondence between Peter the Venerable and Saint Bernard. First edition of this extremely rare historical study on Cluny Abbey, illustrated with six beautiful lithographic plates showing old views of the abbey, as well as a fold-out map, all supplemented by three additional plates of views. Dijon, Popelain, 1839. In-8 (155x240 mm), brown half-basane, smooth spine decorated with solid and dotted cold-stamped and gilt lines, gilt title on a burgundy leather label, speckled edges (contemporary binding). XLVIII and 508 pages, 6 lithographed plates by Guasco-Jobard after Sagot, including one as a frontispiece, 1 fold-out map lithographed by Jobard. Minor scuffing to the clasps and edges, a small crack in the leather, a few faint foxing spots in the margins. First edition of this rare historical and architectural study by Prosper Lorain on Cluny Abbey, one of the largest and most influential abbeys in medieval Europe. It is illustrated with 6 magnificent lithographic plates showing views of the abbey before its destruction, views of the apse and a view of a street in the old town of Cluny, as well as a fold-out plate showing comparative plans of the church of Cluny Abbey, the cathedral of Besançon and Notre Dame de Dijon. It is followed by additional and supporting documents, and various fragments of Pierre-le-Vénérable’s correspondence with Saint Bernard. This copy is enriched with three additional small plates, including a view of the abbey’s dome, an interior view of the church, and a view of the inner door and its ornamental details. It also contains three handwritten folios (130x180 mm and 110x120 mm), two of which are written in Latin, relating to the history of the abbey. A fine copy.
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