Author: Goyau, Georges (1869-1939)
Title: Le Vatican : les papes et la civilisation, le gouvernement central de l'eglise / Georges Goyau, Andre Perate [et] Paul Fabre ; introduction par Cardinal Bourret ; epilogue par E.-Melchior de Vogue ... ... ouvrage illustre de 2 gravures au burin de F. Gaillard et d'Eug. Burney, de 4 chromolithographies, de 7 phototypies et de 475 gravures reproduites directement d'apres des photographies
Description: Paris : Firmin-Didot 1895. First Edition. Very good copy bound in contemporary 1/2 leather over marble boards. Gilt title. gilt tooling and raised bands to spine. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 796 pages; Physical desc. : xi. 796p. [17] leaves of plates (1 fold. ) : ill. (some col. ). facsims.map. ports.plans ; 28cm. Subjects: Catholic Church - Government. Biblioteca apostolica vaticana. Papacy - History. Contents: Vue generale de l'histoire de la papaute / Georges Goyau - Le gouvernment central de l'eglise / Georges Goyau - Les papes et les arts / Andre Perate - La Bibliotheque Vaticane / Paul Fabre - Epilogue / Eugene -Melchior de Vogue - Chronologie des papes - Table des illustrations. Language: French.

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