Edmond Martène; Ursin Durand - Voyage littéraire de deux religieux bénédictins de la Congrégation de Saint Maur : où l'on - 1724

Rare old book from the early 18th century, large quarto format and ornately illustrated (see photos).

A literary travel of two Benedictine monks of the Congregation of Saint Maur: where one will find I. A great quantity of pieces, inscriptions & epitaphs, serving to illuminate the history, & the genealogies of ancient families. II. Various uses of cathedral churches & monasteries, concerning the discipline & history of churches of Gaul. III. The foundations of monasteries, & an infinity of curious & interesting researches they have conducted in nearly a hundred bishoprics & eight hundred abbeys they have visited.

authors :
MARTÈNE Edmond
DURAND Ursin


Archaeological studies voyage, two monks of the Congregation of Saint-Maur depart for France, the Flanders and Germany in search of churches and monasteries, collecting and deciphering countless documents with the aim of realizing a monumental edition of the Gallia Christiana, that is, on the early Christian centuries of France. In a straightforward narrative the two monks begin their journey at Loches and visit Poitiers, Vierzon, Bourges, Nevers, Auxerre, Troyes, Burgundy, Provence, Languedoc, Picardy, visiting all the surrounding abbeys and monasteries. Volume III is devoted to the Netherlands and Germany. The monks note what they encounter, visit, decipher the inscriptions, compiling the documents... A voyage rich in discoveries and descriptions.

Leather binding of the period, engravings, large quarto size "26.5 X 20.3 cm" , headbands , lamp-stands, spine with raised bands decorated, spine restored, red edges, vignette on the title page, initials, very beautiful rare 18th-century copy. (see attached photos)

Pagination: 1 leaf + tables + 401 pages.

Very fine 18th-century copy.
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