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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

37 - [BESOIGNE, Abbé]. History of Port-Royal Abbey.
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Estimate €100 - €150
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Description
[BESOIGNE, Abbé]. History of Port-Royal Abbey. Cologne, Published by the Company, 1752. In-12 (17 x 9.5 cm), marbled calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with panels. Red edges. 6 uncollated volumes, 2 filled plates (family trees). Bindings scuffed, a few pinholes on the inside pages. First edition of this history of Port-Royal and the persecutions suffered by the ‘gentlemen’ and the ‘nuns’ at the time of their expulsion, published by the Jansenist priest Jérôme Besoigne (1686–1763). “In 1708, Louis XIV secured from Rome the abolition of the title of Abbey of Port-Royal des Champs and the transfer of its assets to the Abbey of Port-Royal in Paris. On 29 October 1709, the king sent the lieutenant of police Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy, Marquis d’Argenson (1652–1721), to seize the title deeds and carry out the dispersal of the last twenty-two nuns of Port-Royal des Champs.” A fine copy in a contemporary binding.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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