History Of The Emperors By Tillemont Chez Robustel 6 Complete Volumes 1690

History of the Emperors and other princes who reigned during the first six centuries of the church, of the persecutions they committed against Christians, of their wars against the Jews, of secular writers, & of the most illustrious people of their time . Justified by quotes from the original authors. With notes to clarify the main difficulties of the story. by Sébastien Lenain de Tillemont Illustrated with 6 title vignettes and 6 drop caps. Copy of which all volumes are in first edition which is rare and what is more is very complete of the 6th volume published by Rollin in 1738 according to the author's manuscript. "A treasure trove of erudition, veracity, scrupulously described detail and the first important work of modern times on the Roman Empire, which began in 1690 but was not finished at the death of its author (in 1698). " Paris, Robustel & Rollin, 1690-1738. 6 volumes in-4 COMPLETE Sébastien Lenain de Tillemont (1637-1698), born in Paris, studied at Port-Royal, where he followed the rational and Cartesian teaching of Lancelot and Nicole, teaching which will develop in him a taste for research historical. He was ordained priest in 1676. After the dispersion of the Solitaires of Port-Royal, he settled in Montreuil at the Château de Tillemont. It was there that he wrote his History of the Emperors as well as the Memoirs to be used in ecclesiastical history. He is also the author of a biography of Saint-Louis. It is said that the ardor at work of this Jansenist writer was such that "the tiles under his desk bore the imprints of his feet". Beautiful copy in uniform contemporary binding, rare for a work published over almost half a century.