L'Art De Verifier Les Dates Des Faits Historiques, Des Chartes, Des Chroniques Et Autres Anciens Monumens, Depuis La Naissance De Notre-Seigneur, Par Le Moyen D'Une Table Chronologique, Ou Pon Trouve Les Olympiades, Les Années de Jesus-Christ, Des Eres D'Alexandrie & De Constantinople, De L'Ere Des Seleucides, De L'Ere Césarienne D'Antioche, De L'Ere D'Espagne, De L'Ere Des Martyrs, De L'Hégire; Les Indictions, Le Cycle Pascal, Les Cycles Solaire & Lunaire, Le Terme Pascal, Les Pâques De Chaque Année & Les Epactes. Avec Deux Calendriers Perpétuels, La Chronologie Historique Des Conciles, Des Papes, Des Quatre Patriarches D'Orient, Des Empereurs Romains, Grecs; Des Califes, Des Rois Des Parthes, Des Perses, Des Huns, Des Vandales, Des Goths, Des Lombards, Des Bulgares, De Jerusalem, De Chypre, Des Princes D'Antioche, Des Comtes De Tripoli, Des Sultans D'Iconium, D'Alep, De Damas; Des Empereurs Ottomans, Des Schahs de Perse, Des Grands-Maitres De Malte, Du Temple, De L'Ordre Teutonique; Des Empereurs Francois, Allemands; Des Six Electeurs Laiques De L'Empire; Des Rois De Hongrie, De Pologne, De Danemarck, De Suede; Des Czars De Russie; Des Rois De France, Des Grands Vassaux De Cette Couronne; Des Rois D'Angleterre, D'Ecosse, D'Espagne, De Portugal; Des Souverains D'Italie, &c. Nouvelle Edition, Revue, Corrigée & Augmentee, Par Un Religieux Bénédictin De La Congregation De S. Maur. A Paris, Chez G. Desprez, Imprimeur Ordinaire Du Roi & Du Clergé De France. MDCCLXX. Avec Approbation, Et Privilege Du Roi.
The Art of Verifying the Dates of Historical Events, Charters, Chronicles, and Other Ancient Monuments, From the Birth of Our Lord, Through a Chronological Table, Where One Finds the Olympiads, the Years of Jesus Christ, the Eras of Alexandria and Constantinople, the Seleucid Era, the Caesarean Era of Antioch, the Era of Spain, the Era of the Martyrs, the Hegira; the Indictions, the Pascal Cycle, the Solar and Lunar Cycles, the Easter Term, the Easters of Each Year and the Epacts. With Two Perpetual Calendars, the Historical Chronology of Councils, Popes, the Four Patriarchs of the East, Roman and Greek Emperors; Caliphs, Kings of the Parthians, Persians, Huns, Vandals, Goths, Lombards, Bulgarians, Jerusalem, Cyprus, Princes of Antioch, Counts of Tripoli, Sultans of Iconium, Aleppo, Damascus; Ottoman Emperors, Shahs of Persia, Grand Masters of Malta, the Templars, the Teutonic Order; French and German Emperors; the Six Secular Electors of the Empire; Kings of Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Sweden; the Czars of Russia; the Kings of France, the Great Vassals of This Crown; the Kings of England, Scotland, Spain, Portugal; the Sovereigns of Italy, etc. New Edition, Revised, Corrected, and Enlarged, by a Benedictine Monk of the Congregation of Saint-Maur. Paris, Published by G. Desprez, Ordinary Printer of the King and Clergy of France. 1770. With Approval and Privilege of the King.
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This is a collation of all important historical events up to this time, including both solar & lunar eclipses. It's a very important work, especially for early attestations to historical events, particularly ancient & Biblical events.
This copy is easily the best obtainable copy, in a beautiful contemporary fine binding in remarkable condition.
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Provenance:
Armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys.
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Size: 265 x 373 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), h.t., t.p., 4pp., i-xxxvii, 1pp., 934pp., 1pp., (2)]
Full brown spotted calf with a red tooled label in a compartment to the spine between raised bands, other compartments with decorative gilt tooling. Label slightly cracked with small fragment lacking. Binding lightly scuffed and with a faint indent line to the rear board. Both boards attached with the front joint cracked, hinges starting, and rear joint rubbed, thus somewhat fragile. Shelf and edge wea with corners lightly turned-in. Red page edges dulled. Armorial bookplate attached to the front pastedown. Edge toning to endpapers as commensurate with the full leather binding. Pencil inscription to front blank. Text block extremely clean with light edge toning and occasional foxing.
