S.A. - Histoire des Camisards - 1754

HISTORY OF THE CAMISARDS: THE RELIGIOUS WAR OF THE CEVENNES AND THE CRISIS OF FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV
Rare London edition of 1754 dedicated to the War of the Camisards, the resistance movement of the Huguenots of the Cevennes against the religious policy of the French monarchy during the reign of Louis XIV. The work analyzes the political and religious causes of the conflict, offering a critical narrative of the persecutions that followed the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and of the military campaigns conducted in the Huguenot regions. Printed by Moyse Chastel in London, it represents a historical testimony of the European debate on religious tolerance and the consequences of absolutist confessional policies.

WHY TO BUY
Important 18th-century source on the repression of the French Huguenots and on the confessional wars under Louis XIV.
CAVES WAR - Work dedicated to the revolt of the Camisards (1702-1710), a fundamental episode in French Protestant history.
RARE LONDON EDITION - Publication produced in an English publishing environment, a privileged place for the diffusion of works critical of French religious policy.
ORIGINAL BINDING - Interesting contemporary soft-cover copy decorated, preserved with original margins untrimmed.

MARKET VALUE
The work belongs to the market of European religious, political and military history of the 18th century. Complete two-volume copies, especially with contemporary bindings and intact endpapers, are sought after by collectors of French, Huguenot, and religious tolerance history. Indicative market value: €400-800, with variations tied to completeness, provenance and condition.

CONDITION
Contemporary binding in decorated floral paper, with handwritten spines and the typcial economical but well-made 18th-century editorial structure. Copy with original margins in untrimmed leaves. Pages with some physiological foxing and normal signs of time. In old books with a multi-century life, a few imperfections may be present, not always noted in the description. This listing contains AI Visualizations. Please refer to the original photographs to verify the actual condition of the item. Images are an integral part of the description. Pp.:
Vol. I: (2); 12; 280; (2).
Vol. II: (2); 372; (2).

FULL TITLE AND AUTHOR
Histoire des Camisards.
Londres, Chez Moyse Chastel, 1754.
S.A.

SIGNIFICANCE
The Camisard War was one of the last great religious uprisings of pre-revolutionary France. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, the French Protestant community faced restrictions, forced conversions and persecutions. In the Cevennes, a mountainous region in southern France, armed resistance erupted in 1702 and involved peasants, preachers and Protestant fighters called “Camisards.” The work belongs to the vast 18th-century European production that reflected on the political consequences of religious intolerance and the relationship between royal authority and freedom of conscience.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
The author remains anonymous. The work, however, reflects the tradition of historical and polemical writings produced in European Protestant circles in the 18th century, often published outside France to avoid censorial restrictions. The choice of London as the printing location places the volume in the context of the Huguenot diaspora and the international circulation of ideas on religious tolerance.

PRINTING HISTORY
The edition was printed in London at Moyse Chastel in 1754. Works on the Camisards enjoyed wide circulation among European Protestant circles and contributed to the historical memory of the French religious persecutions. The London production testifies to the role of the English capital as an editorial center for political and religious texts not easily publishable in Catholic territories.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Brunet, Manuel du libraire et de l’amateur de livres.
Quérard, La France littéraire.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Catalogue général.
WorldCat.
CCFr – Catalogue collectif de France.
COPAC.
ESTC – English Short Title Catalogue.
USTC – Universal Short Title Catalogue.
CERL – Consortium of European Research Libraries.