Abrégé de lHistoire de lOrdre de S. Benoist ou il est parlé des Saints, des Hommes illustres, de la Fondation et des principaux événements des Monastères
Bulteau, Louis (1623-1693). Abrégé de lHistoire de lOrdre de S. Benoist ou il est parlé des Saints, des Hommes illustres, de la Fondation et des principaux événements des Monastères. Paris, 1684. 2 volumes in-4, maroquin rouge, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, armoiries frappées or au centre, fleur de lys aux angles, dos richement orné et fleurdelysé, coupes décorées, roulette intérieure, tranches dorées sur marbrures. Reliure armoriée et fleurdelysée de lépoque. 261 x 186 mm. Edition originale de lune des meilleures histoires de LOrdre de Saint-Benoit parue en 1684. Elle est luvre de Louis Bulteau qui posséda, pendant quatorze ans, une charge de secrétaire du roi, dont il se défit en 1661, pour vivre entièrement séparé du monde. Précieux et bel exemplaire relié en maroquin rouge aux armes de la Duchesse de Montpensier, la Grande Mademoiselle (1627-1693).
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