M. L'Abbé de Vertot - Histoire des Chevaliers hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jérusalem appelés depuis Chevaliers de Rhodes - 1764

A fascinating exemplar of this masterpiece of ecclesiastical and military history. It presents the Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem, an order of warrior brothers who dedicated its mission to protecting pilgrims and fighting the infidels -

The narrative follows the evolution of an order born from the hospital vocation aimed at welcoming and caring for pilgrims in the Holy Land, before the upheavals of the Crusades gradually led the Hospitallers to become a true military power -

After the loss of Christian positions in the East, the order moves to Cyprus, then conquers the island of Rhodes at the beginning of the 14th century, a fundamental step that explains the appellation of “Knights of Rhodes” -

The island’s strategic position profoundly changes their role, for Rhodes becomes at once a Christian fortress facing the Muslim powers of the Mediterranean, a military and commercial port, and the seat of a religious and knightly community organized around the Grand Master -

M. L'Abbé de Vertot - Histoire des Chevaliers Hospitaliers de Saint Jean de Jérusalem, appelés depuis Chevaliers de Rhodes, & aujourd'hui Chevaliers de Malthe - 1764 - Tome IV - A Amsterdam -

Good binding condition, the work in full period calf with marble leather, wear from use, some minor defects on boards and spine, headcaps, corners and joints worn, boards worn, red edges, spine with raised bands ornamented, gilded titling and volume number on a piece of morocco leather -

Good internal condition, browning, beautiful vignette on the title page, pretty headbands, lovely initial, clean text, work containing a complete list of the knights, in alphabetical order, endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy -

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