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Spicilegium Sive Collectio Verterum Aliquot Scriptorum Qui in Galliae Bibliothecis Delituerant: Olim editum Opera ac studio D. Lucae D'Achery, Presbyteri ac Monachi Ordinis Sancti Benedicti, Congregationis S. Mauri. Nova ediitio priori accuratior, & infinitis prope mendis ad fidem Mss. Codicum, quorum varias lectiones V. C. Stephanus Baluze, ac R. P. D. Edmundus Martene collegerunt, expurgata, per Ludovicum-Franciscum-Joseph De La Barre, Tornacensem (Three Volume Complete Set)
by Luc d' Archery (Composer)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
England: Gregg Press Limited, 1968. Facsimile Reprint of 1793 Editio. Hardcover. Near Fine. 13" x 10" x 2.25" (respectively). Complete in three volumes. Written in Latin. Hardcover. Bound in a matching, pumpkin orange publisher's cloth, covers are plain with gilt lettering on each spine. Dual columned with surrounding text border. Each volume includes and unpaginated index. On a shelf, this set spans 7.25 inches. Luc d' Archery (1609-1685) was a scholarly French Benedictine of the Congregation of St. Maur. A librarian of the monastery, he was a specialist in medieval manuscripts. His most famous work was this Spicilegium, loosely translated into English as "Spicilegium, or a Collection of Translations of Some Writings Which Had Lost in the Libraries of France: Once published by the work and study of D. Luca D'Achery, Priest and Monk of the Order of Saint Benedict, of the Congregation of St. Mauri."<br><br>Volume I: [54] 862 pp. [48].<br>Volume II: [8] 977 pp. [25].<br>Volume III: Includes errata and addenda. [20] 855 pp. [60].<br><br>CONDITION: Light external wear and some soiling along textblock edges. Pages are bright and unmarked. Bindings are solid. A very large, handsome set. At over 25 lbs. with shipping materials, an additional shipping charge will apply. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Shelley and Son Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072529
- Title
- Spicilegium Sive Collectio Verterum Aliquot Scriptorum Qui in Galliae Bibliothecis Delituerant: Olim editum Opera ac studio D. Lucae D'Achery, Presbyteri ac Monachi Ordinis Sancti Benedicti, Congregationis S. Mauri. Nova ediitio priori accuratior, & infinitis prope mendis ad fidem Mss. Codicum, quorum varias lectiones V. C. Stephanus Baluze, ac R. P. D. Edmundus Martene collegerunt, expurgata, per Ludovicum-Franciscum-Joseph De La Barre, Tornacensem (Three Volume Complete Set)
- Author
- Luc d' Archery (Composer)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile Reprint of 1793 Editio
- Publisher
- Gregg Press Limited
- Place of Publication
- England
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 13" x 10" x 2.25"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- French literature, Latin language, France, Benedictine Order
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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