1073 - CHRYSOSTOM (John). OPERA OMNIA. Edited by D. Bernard de Montfaucon, a monk of the Order of St. Benedict and the Congregation of St. Maur….

CHRYSOSTOM (John). OPERA OMNIA. Edited by D. Bernard de Montfaucon, a monk of the Order of St. Benedict and the Congregation of St. Maur…. Paris: Guérin, Robustel, Barbou, Desprez, 1718–1738 13 folio volumes, light calfskin, gold-stamped coat of arms on the covers, ribbed spine adorned with a writhing snake, red edges (contemporary binding). A monumental edition of the works of Saint John Chrysostom, whom Saint Augustine considered the most illustrious Doctor of the Church. This colossal work of nearly 11,000 pages presents the original Greek texts and their Latin translation by the Benedictine monk Bernard de Montfaucon (1655–1741), who spent 20 years producing this edition. Engraved frontispiece depicting the author full-length and a portrait of Pope Clement XI. Split hinges on two volumes and one cover with a small loss of leather. Damage to the cap bands on the other volumes. Some water stains. Stamp on title pages reading “Ministeri Verbi.” (Brunet III, 534–35) (Nodier, *Bibl. sacrée*, p. 209: “A fine edition that has become rare”). Provenance: Bearing the coat of arms of Charles-Joachim Colbert de Croissy, nephew of the great Colbert, appointed Bishop of Montpellier on March 1, 1696. (O.H.R., 1300, fer 1). [13]