Histoire des Chevaliers Hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jerusalem, appellex depuis Chevaliers de Rhodes, et Aujourd hui Chevalier de Malthe.

Rene Aubert de Vertot

Verlag: La Compagnie, Amsterdam, 1742

Beschreibung

Incomplete set. Only 4 volumes over 5. 3 volumes belong to the Edition of 1742. 1 volume, 4th to the same edition reprinted in 1757. Missing the 4th volume. Second edition. Ancient full speckled calf, spine in six embossed compartments gold titles. Réné-Aubert Vertot was an important French historian. Among his works is the Histoire de la conjuration de Portugal (1690). This book was received with favour, and in 1695 appeared the Histoire des révolutions de Suède (History of the Swedish revolutions). In 1703 Vertot was made a member of the Académie des inscriptions. Besides contributions to the Mémoires of the Académie and other minor works, he wrote the Révolutions romains (1719) and then his important work on the Knights of St. Jean (Malta), the Histoire des chevaliers hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem., Size : 16mo, no maps as issued. pages are clean and crisp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0906111

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Histoire des Chevaliers Hospitaliers de S. ...

Verlag: La Compagnie, Amsterdam

Erscheinungsdatum: 1742

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 2nd Edition.