1712 TRAVELS of FATHER MONTFAUCON from PARIS to ITALY antique in ENGLISH

Montfaucon, Bernard De.

The Travels of Father Montfaucon from Paris thro' Italy.

Containing
I. An Account of Many Antiquities...
II. The Delights of Italy, viz., Libraries, Manuscripts, Statues, Paintings [etc.]...
III. Collections of Rarities, wonderful Subterraneous Passages and Burial-Places.

London: D. L. for E. Curll et al., 1712

5 engraved plates, numerous text illustrations. 

Original blind paneled calf, spine gilt in 6 compartments;

covers detached and spine chipped with loss, generally sound internally.

Size about 5 by 8 inches

Text in English

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Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, O.S.B. ( 1655 – 1741) was a French Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, as well as being an editor of works of the Fathers of the Church.
He is regarded as one of the founders of the modern discipline of archaeology.
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