"Bertholet - Ecclesiastical And Civil History Of The Duchy Of Luxembourg And County Of Chiny. 1741."
BERTHOLET (Jean) - Ecclesiastical and civil history of the Duchy of Luxembourg and County of Chiny. Luxembourg, Chez André Chevalier, 1741; in-4, double frontispiece by Sauvage-XLVIII-458 pp. + XLV table pages + 3 engravings-XII-564 pp.-CX supporting documents missing folding map + LVI-432 pp. + LXXIII supporting documents (these 73 pages bear a trace of water and need to be restored) + engraving of the arms of the Duchy of Luxembourg-LIV-460 pp. + LXXXII pages supporting documents-VI-458 pp. + CXXII supporting documents, XXXV-388 pp. + C supporting documents and 16 plates of seals, XVI-492 pp. + C supporting documents wet on the last 20 pages, IV-198 pp. + CCII supporting documents and 100 pages of general table of contents, period full calfskin binding, spine decorated with 5 raised bands, edges painted red. The 8 volumes. Volume one: since the establishment of the Romans in Gaul. Volume two: since the founding of the kingdom of Austrasia. Volume three: from Sigéfroy, first count of Luxembourg, first part. Volume four: from Sigéfroy, first count of Luxembourg, second part. Volume fifth: from Sigéfroy, first count of Luxembourg, third part. Sixth volume: from Sigéfroy, first count of Luxembourg, third part. Seventh volume: from Wenceslas, first Duke of Luxembourg, fourth part. Eighth volume since Wenceslas, first Duke of Luxembourg, fourth part. Handwritten ex-libris L. André president of the Neufchâteau court. The History of the Duchy of Luxembourg and County of Chiny, published in 8 volumes by Father Jean Bertholet, remains a reference work which offers an overall panorama of the ecclesiastical and civil history of the Duchy of Luxembourg and County of Chiny. Not common.