CALMET (Augustin, R.P. Dom) - Histoire ecclésiastique et civ - Lot 839

CALMET (Augustin, R.P. Dom) - Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de Lorraine, qui comprend ce qui s'est passé de plus mémorable dans l'Archevêché de Trèves, & dans les Evêchez de Metz, Toul & Verdun, depuis l'entrée de Jules César dans les Gaules, jusqu'à la mort de Charles V. Duc de Lorraine, arrivé en 1690. Duc de Lorraine, 1690, with supporting documents at the end. Le tout enrichi de Cartes géographiques, de Plans de Villes & d'Églises, de Sceaux, de Monnoyes, de Médailles, de Monuments, &c. Engraved in intaglio. Nancy, Jean-Baptiste Cusson, 1728; 4 strong volumes in-folio, full contemporary calf, spines decorated with nerves (epidermures to the boards, wear to the headpieces and corners, significant leather tears on the boards of volume II). All 4 volumes. First edition of this monumental work, illustrated in the first volume with 11 double-page maps or plans: Duchy of Lorraine and Bar; Archdiocese of Trier; Diocese of Metz; Diocese of Toul; Diocese of Verdun; plan of the city of Trier; plan of the city of Metz; plan of the city of Toul; plan of the city of Verdun; plan of Bar le Duc; plan of Nancy. The second volume is illustrated with 13 plates showing seals and medals, plus 8 plates devoted to coins. The third volume presents architectural elements in 13 plates: plans and elevations of the cathedrals of Metz and Toul, the primatial church of Nancy (handwritten drawings) and the church of St. Nicolas in Lorraine. This volume also includes depictions of mausoleums and tombs of dukes and the figure of Gérard d'Alsace. Text printed on two columns. The proofs are in the fourth volume. Ex-libris Arthur Benoït. A good copy, despite wear to the bindings, in good condition inside.