‎MABILLON Jean (Johannes) O.S.B. (& MARTENE Edmond O.S.B. & RUINART Dom O.S.B. & MASSUET Dom O.S.B.)‎
‎Annales Ordinis Sancti Benedicti occidentalium Monachorum patriarchae. In quibus non modo res monasticae, sed etiam ecclesiasticae historiae non minima pars continentur. Tomus primus-sextus [6 volumes]‎

‎Luteciae-Parisiorum [Paris] (& T.VI: Luca), Sumptibus Caroli Robustel (& T.VI: Typis Leonardi Venturini) 1703-1745 Complete work in 6 volumes, Vol.I: [40] + 778 pp. + frontispiece & 5 plates out of text (of which 3 folding), II: [24] + 838 + [2] pp. + 4 folding plates out of text, III: [30] + 798 + [2] pp. + 2 folding plates out of text, IV: [26] + 853 + [2] pp. + 6 plates out of text (of which 3 folding), V: [6] + lv + [1] + 830 + [2] pp. + 2 plates out of text (of which one folding), VI: xx + 838pp. + 1 folding plate out of text, illustrated with engravings in text as well, title in red and black, engraved printer's device on title page, text in Latin, 40x26cm., T.I-V: first editions in contemporary full vellum bindings with some use (esp. at ends of spine) & gilt title on spine, T.VI: second edition (1745, 6 years after the first ed.) in modern cart. hardcover, some (occasional) foxing and light staining, pages of vol.V are somewhat warped and have light stains of humidity (mainly in margin of text), rare complete set overall in good condition, [Content: I (1703): Libros XVIII. Ab ortu S. Benedicti ad annum DCC, II (1704): Res gestas ab anno christi DCCI ad annum MCCCXLXIX, III (1706): Res gestas ab anno christi DCCCL ad annum MCCCCLXXX, IV (1707): Res gestas ab anno christi DCCCCLXXXi ad annum MLXVI, V (1713): Res gestas ab anno christi MLXVII ad annum MCXVI (ed. René Massuet), VI (1745): Res gestas ab anno christi MCXVII ad annum MCLVII, variis additamentis ad tomos praecedentes exornavit domnus Edmundus Martene.. // A monumental work on the history of the Benedictine Order, written by Jean Mabillon (1632-1707), French Benedictine monk and scholar of the Congregation of Saint Maur, and considered as the "founding father"' of the disciplines of diplomatics and palaeography. After Mabillon's death, the 5th volume was edited by R. Massuet and the 6th volume initiated by Dom Ruinart and Dom Massuet and edited by Dom E. Martène. It is illustrated with engravings by Girardon, Charles and Philippe Simonneau ; a.o. a folding view of the Monte Cassino, a folding plan of the Abbey of Monte Cassino, a folding plan of the Abbey of Sankt Gallen, a folding view of the Saint-Amand Abbey, two views on the Abbey of the Mont-Saint-Michel, a folding view on the Badia di Cava, a folding view and plan of the Abbey of Cluny, a folding view on the abbey of Lérins, ..], weight: 23 kg., R119775‎

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