DU CANGE (Charles Du Fresne). Glossarium ad scriptores media - Lot 21

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DU CANGE (Charles Du Fresne). Glossarium ad scriptores media - Lot 21
DU CANGE (Charles Du Fresne). Glossarium ad scriptores mediae at infimae latinitatis... Paris, published by C. Osmont, 1733–1736. 6 folio volumes, in contemporary mottled havana calf, spined in 6 raised bands, with a havana sheepskin title label, volume numbers in gold, and red edges. Included: - CARPENTIER (D.P.). Glossarium novum ad scriptores Medii Aevi... seu Supplementum... Paris, Le Breton, Saillant, Desaint, 1766. 4 folio volumes, contemporary speckled tan calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, red edges. For a total of 10 volumes. An edition appraised, revised, expanded, and corrected by the Benedictines of the Congregation of Saint-Maur. Portrait of the author engraved on copper by P. Giffart; frontispiece engraved on copper by Sébastien Le Clerc. The Supplement contains 11 engraved plates at the beginning of vol. 1, including the dedication to Louis XV. Overall, some wear, including worn caps and corners, a burn mark, and a split spine on one cover. In the lower part of the supplement, foxing and discoloration; not fully collated. Provenance: J. Le Plat (old signature). - Jules de Menou (for the corpus alone) (1783–1862), engraved coat-of-arms bookplate. - A. Chaisemartin (20th-century typographic bookplate).
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