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Girolamo (Jerome) Dandini

Voyage du Mont Liban

Translated from the Italian
Paris: Chez Louis Billaine, 1675
First French Edition


A rare and important 17th-century account of Mount Lebanon and the Maronite Church, written by the Jesuit diplomat Girolamo (Jerome) Dandini (1554–1634).

Dandini was sent in 1596 as Apostolic Nuncio of the Vatican to Mount Lebanon in order to investigate the Maronite Church and report to Rome. His mission was conducted under the authority of Pope Clement VIII.

This work presents his detailed observations on:

• The religious beliefs and customs of the Maronites
• The political and social conditions of Ottoman Syria
• The customs and character of the Turks
• Christian communities of the Levant
• Cyprus and Eastern Mediterranean regions
• Theological reflections on Eastern Christianity and Islam

The Italian edition first appeared in 1656; this 1675 Paris printing is the first French edition, translated and prepared for publication (traditionally attributed to Richard Simon).

Full Title (as printed)

Voyage du Mont Liban, traduit de l’Italien du R. P. Jerome Dandini, Nonce en ce pays-là. Où il est traité tant de la créance & des Coûtumes des Maronites, que de plusieurs particularitez touchant les Turcs…

With royal privilege (Avec privilège du Roy).

Bibliographic Details

• Place: Paris
• Publisher: Louis Billaine
• Year: 1675
• Format: 12mo
• Collation: 23 + 402 + 12 pages,
• Language: French
• Contemporary full calf binding
• Gilt decorated spine with raised bands

Historical Importance

This is one of the earliest substantial European eyewitness accounts of:

 The Maronite Church after its union with Rome
 Religious life in Ottoman Lebanon
 Interactions between Catholic missionaries and Eastern Christians
 Early modern European perceptions of Islam and Levantine society

Dandini’s report played a role in shaping Vatican policy toward the Maronites and remains an important source for the history of Lebanon and Syrian Christianity.

Condition

• Contemporary calf binding, worn but solid
• Raised bands and gilt spine decoration visible
• Interior complete
• Moderate age toning and occasional foxing
• Royal privilege leaf present
• Ex-libris and library marks (Banque de Syrie et du Liban; additional ex-libris)
• Structurally sound

Overall: Good condition for a 17th-century travel work.

Collectibility

 17th-century Levant travel narrative
 Early Western account of Lebanon
 Jesuit missionary history
 Ottoman Middle East documentation
 Desirable for collectors of Holy Land and Eastern Mediterranean travel

An important and early printed source on Lebanon and the Maronite Church under Ottoman rule.


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