César Cantù - Histoire universelle - 1843

Superb fourteen-volume set of this immense historical synthesis in which the Italian historian César Cantù undertakes to tracing the evolution of humanity from the earliest origins to modern times, embracing all civilizations, religions, peoples and the great events that have marked world history -

Spread here over fourteen volumes, the work seeks to offer a global and continuous vision of the development of human societies through the centuries, by combining political, religious, cultural, social and intellectual history -

Cantù begins with the study of the first civilizations of the Ancient East, notably Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Phoenicia and the Hebrew peoples, which he describes through their institutions, beliefs, political systems and cultural achievements -

The author then examines the development of Greek and Roman civilizations, regarded as the essential foundations of European culture, tracing the wars, conquests, philosophical progress and political transformations that led to Roman dominance over the Mediterranean world -

César Cantù - Universal History - 1843 - Volume I to XIV - Firmin Didot frères -
Approximately 500 pages per volume -

Very good condition of the bindings, volumes in their half-leather edition, marbled boards, light signs of use, some minor defects on the boards, edges pigmented, back with raised bands beautifully decorated, titling, numbering and the author’s name gilded –

Very good interior condition, some foxing and faint damp traces, marbled endpapers in good condition, interior rather fresh, a lovely set –

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