BOUILLART, Dom Jacques - Lot 50

BOUILLART, Dom Jacques History of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Germain des Prez Paris, Grégoire Dupuis, 1724 BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF LOUIS ROUILLÉ, COMTE DE JOUY, MINISTER OF LOUIS XV. ORIGINAL EDITION In-folio (440 x 283 mm). Engraved fleurons and vignette. PRINTING: copy printed on large paper ILLUSTRATION: 2 plans and 22 plates depicting the chapels, tombs and relics of the abbey. CONTEMPORARY BINDING. Red morocco, gilt decoration, coat of arms in the center of the boards, filleting, ornate spine, gilt edges. PROVENANCE : Louis Rouillé, comte de Jouy (1689-1761; arms in center of boards) -- Jacques Bemberg (bookplate; Paris, March 6, 2014, no. 96). Trace of bookplate The Benedictine abbey of Saint-Germain was founded in the mid-6th century by the Merovingian king Childebert I and named after the bishop of Paris who consecrated it. Jacques Bouillart (1669-1776) was a Benedictine monk of the Saint-Maur Congregation. In this history of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, he discusses the church's architecture, treasures and relics, as well as its burial grounds. Louis Rouillé, comte de Jouy, was successively Minister of the Navy (1749-1754) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1754-1757). He developed trade with the Levant and founded the Royal Naval Academy in Brest. BIBLIOGRAPHY : Picot, Cat. Rothschild, no. 2317 (La Vallière copy, printed on large paper)