Augustin Calmet - Histoire universelle, sacrée et profane - 1736-1737

Set of old volumes bound in full leather from the period (spine with nerves, gilded titling) of the work by Dom Augustin Calmet.
Universal history, sacred and profane, from the beginning of the world to the present day.
18th-century edition printed in Strasbourg by Jean Renauld Doulsecker, years 1736–1737 (title pages visible in the photos).
Present volumes (according to the visible spines): II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XVI, XVII
Missing tomes: I, IX, X, XV.
Incomplete lot, but homogeneous and very decorative, sought after for antique library / collection.

Author: Dom Augustin Calmet (1672–1757)
Language: French
Location / publisher: Strasbourg, Jean Renauld Doulsecker
Date: 1736–1737
Binding: full antique leather, spine with raised bands, titles and volume numbers gilded.
Illustrations: frontispieces / engraved vignettes according to the volumes (see title pages).