M. L'Abbe Martigny

Dictionnaire Des Antiquites Chretiennes

Paris, Librarie de L. Hachette, 1865. First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound, first edition copy of this comprehensive illustrated dictionary of essential Christian terms and concepts. A comprehensive and detailed dictionary of terminology relating to Christianity and Christian history. Including three sections:I. Etude des mouers et coutumes des premiers chretiens (Study of the manners and customs of the first Christians) II. Etude des monuments figures (Study of figure monuments)III. Vetements et meubles (Clothes and furniture)In the original French.The first edition of this work.Written by M. L'Abbe Matigny. Including two-hundred-and-seventy in-text illustrations. Handsomely bound in half morocco with cloth covered boards and gilt detailing to the spine. Externally, smart, with a mark to the head of the front board, and just a small amount of rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Front joint is slightly tender to the head. Internally, firmly bound. A few spots to the first and last few pages, but otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Keywords: christian history dictionary religious history french Various