Title: The History of the Crusade; or, The Expeditions of the Christian Princes for the Conquest of the Holy Land Author: Maimbourg, [Louis] Place: London Publisher: Printed by R.H. for Thomas Dring Date: 1685 Description: [xx], 410 pp. Translated from the French by John Nalson. (Folio) 31.5x18.5 cm. (12¼x7¼"), period full speckled calf. First Edition in English. First published in French in 1676. Louis Maimbourg, "French church historian, b. at Nancy, 10 January, 1610; d. at Paris, 13 August, 1686. In 1626 he entered the Society of Jesus, taught rhetoric and humanities for six years, and subsequently won considerable fame as a preacher. He is now known, however, more particularly as a prolific historical writer, an opponent of Jansenism and Protestantism, and a defender of "the Liberties of the Gallican Church" against the Apostolic See. Owing to his defence of Gallicanism, Pope Innocent XI ordered his expulsion from the Society of Jesus (1681). When he left the order, in 1682, Louis XIV granted him a pension, and until his death he continued his literary pursuits in the Abbey of St. Victor, Paris. His works, remarkable for their elegant diction, are of little value, because somewhat untrustworthy." (Catholic Encyclopedia). Armorial bookplate of Hans Sloane. Lot Amendments Condition: Rubbed, joints and hinges cracked; light foxing; very good. Item number: 264918
Title: The History of the Crusade; or, The Expeditions of the Christian Princes for the Conquest of the Holy Land Author: Maimbourg, [Louis] Place: London Publisher: Printed by R.H. for Thomas Dring Date: 1685 Description: [xx], 410 pp. Translated from the French by John Nalson. (Folio) 31.5x18.5 cm. (12¼x7¼"), period full speckled calf. First Edition in English. First published in French in 1676. Louis Maimbourg, "French church historian, b. at Nancy, 10 January, 1610; d. at Paris, 13 August, 1686. In 1626 he entered the Society of Jesus, taught rhetoric and humanities for six years, and subsequently won considerable fame as a preacher. He is now known, however, more particularly as a prolific historical writer, an opponent of Jansenism and Protestantism, and a defender of "the Liberties of the Gallican Church" against the Apostolic See. Owing to his defence of Gallicanism, Pope Innocent XI ordered his expulsion from the Society of Jesus (1681). When he left the order, in 1682, Louis XIV granted him a pension, and until his death he continued his literary pursuits in the Abbey of St. Victor, Paris. His works, remarkable for their elegant diction, are of little value, because somewhat untrustworthy." (Catholic Encyclopedia). Armorial bookplate of Hans Sloane. Lot Amendments Condition: Rubbed, joints and hinges cracked; light foxing; very good. Item number: 264918
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