Histoire Ecclesiastique.

Histoire Ecclesiastique.

Tome Cix-Huitiéme. Depuis l'an 1260 jusques à l'an 1300.

Mr. [Claude] Fleury

Bruxelles: Chez Eugene Henry Fricx, Imprimeur de Sa Majesté , vis-à-vis de l'Eglise de la Madelaine

1723

Unadorned smooth brown leather covers that have a cracked pattern that partially obscures the marbling of the covers. The spine has a red leather insert with the title gilt stamped on it in the second compartment down, while the third compartment does not have a leather insert so the volume information appears is stamped onto the spine. The rest of the compartments have a centerpiece-corners motif with an abstract gilt pattern on the raised bands as well as the edges of the covers.
The edges of the textblock were painted red. The paper is made of old rags and the type has left slight indentations in the paper. A green and white ribbon is sewn into the headband to serve as a bookmark; someone put a knot in the ribbon.
The vignette on the title page and the illustrations or vignettes scattered throughout the text appear to be wood engravings.
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Claude Fleury was a French Cistercian abbott and priest who studied and practiced law before taking holy orders. He was a pupil of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet whose Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle is included in this display.
This book is part of his 20 volume set on the history of the Catholic Church to 1414; however, as an advocate of the Gallicanism heresy, his works were banned and included in the Catholic Church's Index of Forbidden Books.
Fleury lived from 1640-1723.

Religion

SPECIAL BR143 .F54 1722 v.18

Hardcover book, 6.5 x 4 inches

French

This book has another record in the "Beautiful Books" Exhibit Collection.
This book can be seen in the photograph, Display Case 2.

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