29 - ANONYMOUS [HELYOT (Pierre) and BULLOT (Maximilien)].

ANONYMOUS [HELYOT (Pierre) and BULLOT (Maximilien)]. History of Monastic, Religious, and Military Orders and of Secular Congregations of Both Sexes … detailing their origins, their foundation, their development, and the most significant events that have occurred within them … 8 substantial in-4 volumes bound in full contemporary calfskin, spined with floral-patterned panels, title labels in burgundy morocco leather & volume numbers in brown morocco leather, red edges. Paris: Coignard, 1721. The cap at the top of volumes 3 and 8 is partially exposed, and the cap at the bottom of volume 7 is exposed; the headband at the top of volume 1 and the footband at the bottom of volume 3 are partially split. Some old restorations. Ref.: Barbier II, pp. 759f—Cohen, pp. 480—Colas I, no. 1417—Rahir, pp. 454—Brunet III, pp. 92: “a highly sought-after work, of which well-preserved copies are rare.” A remarkable work illustrated with 811 plates of costumes of monastic and chivalric orders, engraved in black on copper. Vol. 1: 102 plates - Vol. 2: 119 plates - Vol. 3: 120 plates - Vol. 4: 113 plates - Vol. 5: 87 plates - Vol. 6: 100 plates - Vol. 7: 71 plates - Vol. 8: 99 plates A beautiful set with very fresh interior pages.