Originally published in 1878, this compilation of text and more than 400 illustrations assembled by the 19th-century bibliophile, librarian and amateur historian Paul Lacroix unfolds a living image of the past to let the reader glimpse the celebrated and the unknown - foot soldiers, explorers, crusaders, noble ladies and impenitent sinners - who peopled an era when the military placed itself at the service of the Church in its task of creating a new society and new institutions. Paul Lacroix was curator of the Imperial ...
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Originally published in 1878, this compilation of text and more than 400 illustrations assembled by the 19th-century bibliophile, librarian and amateur historian Paul Lacroix unfolds a living image of the past to let the reader glimpse the celebrated and the unknown - foot soldiers, explorers, crusaders, noble ladies and impenitent sinners - who peopled an era when the military placed itself at the service of the Church in its task of creating a new society and new institutions. Paul Lacroix was curator of the Imperial Library of the Paris Arsenal. Born in 1806, he was well known during his lifetime as the author of many popular historical works.
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Hardcover in original unclipped DJ. 1964 reprint of 1874 original. Jacket is rubbed and frayed with time, but no major flaws. Strong binding. Text is clean and unmarked. Very good copy. Great reading/study copy. May have highlights and/or notes. Ships Fast! Satisfaction Guaranteed!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Reprint of the 1874 edition. Small quarto. 504pp. Heavily illustrated in black and white from wood engravings. Foredge lightly foxed and topedge heavily so, a bit of offsetting at the gutters, very good in a worn and toned, just about very good dustwrapper, with several tears.
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Very good. More than 400 wood engravings. xx + 504pp., tall 8vo, light blue cloth; lightly rubbed. New York: Frederick Ungar, (1964). A very good copy.
