Jacques Du Breul - Le théâtre des antiquitez de Paris, où est traicté de la fondation des Eglises & chapelles - 1639

Rarest edition of this historical, religious and topographical study devoted to the city of Paris, to its ancient monuments and above all to the origin of its churches, abbeys, chapels and ecclesiastical institutions -

The work constitutes one of the great erudite sums on old Paris, written in the scholarly spirit of the modern era where the study of urban antiquities allowed preserving the historical and spiritual memory of the French capital -

Jacques Du Breul undertakes to trace the origins of Paris from Gallo-Roman antiquity, mentioning the city of the Parisii, the transformations of Lutetia under the Roman Empire, then the Christian rise of the city after the early times of evangelization -

He describes in meticulous detail the principal Parisian churches, their founders, their reliquaries, their privileges and their architecture, relying on ancient charters, medieval chronicles, monastic traditions and religious archives -

The author gives an important place to the great abbeys such as Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Sainte-Geneviève or Saint-Victor, which he presents as essential centers of intellectual, religious and political life of the Kingdom of France -

Jacques Du Breul - Le théâtre des antiquitez de Paris, où est traicté de la fondation des Eglises & chapelles - 1639 - Société des Imprimeurs -
(16)-974 et 104-(15) pages.

Good binding condition, the work whose spine has been restored notably with cloth, marbled covers, signs of wear, a few minor defects on the cover, headcaps and cut edges rubbed, hinges and corners worn, beautiful marbled edges, smooth back decorated, gilded title –

Good interior condition, light browning, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a handsome vignette, missing the supplement, overall in good condition –

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