FÉLIBIEN, dom Michel - Lot 40

FÉLIBIEN, dom Michel History of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denys in France Paris, Frédéric Léonard, 1706 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROYAL TREASURE IN THE NECROPOLIS OF SAINT-DENIS. ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY LOVER OF MEDIUM-AGE ART ORIGINAL EDITION In-folio (385 x 245 mm). Woodcut vignette, headbands and initials. COLLATION: 16 ff. n. ch., 592 pp. ccxxiii pp. 12 ff. n. ch. ILLUSTRATION: 1 frontispiece engraved by Jean-Baptiste de Poilly after Boulogne junior, 1 plan, 11 double plates and 1 single plate, all engraved on copper and placed in hors-texte, 1 plate engraved on copper at ¾ of a page CONTEMPORARY BINDING. Brown calf, ornate spine, ribbed spine, edges gilt on marbled boards. Binding rubbed, small lacks to headpieces, corners dulled. Dom Michel Félibien (1655-1719), son of André Félibien, was a Benedictine monk of the Congrégation de Saint-Maur. His treatise is renowned for the accuracy of its data, based on original documents (reproduced over 220 pages). It begins with the history of the abbey itself, placing each fact in its historical context, followed by a description of the monument itself, with details of the inscriptions in the various chapels. The wealth of the abbey's treasury occupies an important place in the work, and it is only thanks to it that much is known today. The author describes, piece by piece, each of the reliquaries, crosses, crowns, bindings and shawls that were kept in the treasury, with details of inscriptions and even coats of arms. BIBLIOGRAPHY : Brunet, II, col. 1203 -- Cohen, 378