DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Histoire généalogique... Lot 576

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Histoire généalogique de la Maison du Châtelet, puînée branche de la Maison de Lorraine, Justifiée par les titres les plus authentiques, la plûpart tirés du Trésor des Chartres de Lorraine, Tombeaux, Sceaux, Monnoyes & autres anciens Monumens publics. Nancy, Vve Jean-Baptiste Cusson, 1741; in-folio, XXXII + 204 pp + CCCXII, bound in contemporary full calf, 6-rib spine decorated with gilt caissons, red morocco title-piece, spines split. First edition of this major work by the Reverend Father Dom Augustin Calmet. The first 32 pages of preface are followed by 204 pages devoted to the genealogical history of the Maison du Châtelet. And 312 pages of supporting documents to serve as evidence for the genealogical history of the Maison du Châtelet. Complete with 10 tables and 23 hors-texte plates, some of them folding. Also numerous seals and coats of arms in and outside the text. 18th-century heraldic ex-libris, supplemented by a handwritten Lefebvre ex-libris. Rare. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY