Helyot,P.

Detailed history of all ecclesiastical and secular monastic and knightly orders. 8 vols. Lpz, Arkstee u. Merkus 1753-56. 4°. With 811 copper plates. Uniform Hldrbde. d. (Somewhat rubbed, occasional light margins). Kayser III, 98; Fromm 12309. - First edition of the German translation of this important French history of the orders, originally published in 1714-21 under the title "Histoire des ordres monastiques, religieux et militaires". - Includes splendid copper plates depicting the various costumes of the order. - Isolated pages with expertly restored marginal lesions, paper occasionally lightly foxed and fingerstained. Few leaves of vol. 2 with wormholes at footbridge. Overall in good condition. Former library copy with stamps and spine signatures. Provenance: front cover of all volumes with superlibros depicting the coat of arms of the von Oeynhausen family.