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Βυζάντιο / Byzantine History
Lot. 8106
Starting Price: 500 €
LE BEAU Charles, “HISTOIRE DU BAS-EMPIRE, en commencant a Constantin le Grand / 15 vols”, Paris: Desaint & Saillant, 17571768. FIRST EDITION, 15 out 27 volumes, in 12mo, p. Vol. I: 627; Vol. II: 555; Vol. III: 440; Vol. IV: 474; Vol. V: 509; Vol. VI: 559; Vol. VII: 511; Vol. VIII: 584; Vol. IX: 514; Vol. X: 536; Vol. XI: 522; Vol. XIII: 501; Vol. XIV: 512; Vol. XVII: 602; Vol. XVIII: 480. Finely bound copy of Le Beau’s history of the Byzantine empire, with distinguished provenance. The author was professor of Latin eloquence at the Collège de France and perpetual secretary of the Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. His work reissued several times and it was esteemed because of the faithful resume it provided of the major Byzantine historians. Full leather with raised bands, gilt trim, burgundy spine labels (titles and numbers), floral decoration in gilt. Red text block edges, marbled endpapers. Corners slightly bumped, a few spine ends chipped. Occasional light spotting and toning. Good copy overall.
Lot. 8107
Starting Price: 250 €
ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΖΗΝΟΣ Ιωάννης, SCHOPEN Ludwig (ed.), “Ioannis Cantacuzeni Eximperatoris Historiarum Libri IV”, Volume I & II, 1828, 1831, including the books I, II & III of the history written by the Byzantine Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos / Ιωάννης Κατακουζηνός. From the famous series of “Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae”, the monumental series of primary sources for the study of Byzantine history, published in Bonn between 1828 and 1897. The project, conceived by the historian Barthold Georg Niebuhr and first based at the University of Bonn. The two volumes are edited by Ludwig Schopen (1799-1867), German Byzantinist that worked closely with Bonn professor Barthold Georg Niebuhr. The Byzantine emperor John VI Kantakouzenos wrote his “History” after his retirement to a monastery, offering a remarkable account of the incidents of the years 1320-1356. 8vo, pp. xxxvi, 560 + viii, 615. Original text in Greek and translation with comments in Latin. Contemporary leather spines with decorations in gilt. Rubbed externally, spotting inside. Rare.
Lot. 8108
Starting Price: 300 €
ΓΡΗΓΟΡΑΣ Νικηφόρος, SCHOPEN Ludwig (ed.), “Nicephori Gregorae byzantina historia : Graece et latine cum annotationibus Hier. Wolfii, Car. Ducangii, Io. Boivini et Cl. Capperonnerii”, Volume I & II, 1829, 1830. COMPLETE the history of Nicephorus Gregoras, from the famous series of “Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae”, the monumental series of primary sources for the study of Byzantine history, published in Bonn between 1828 and 1897. The project, conceived by the historian Barthold Georg Niebuhr and first based at the University of Bonn. The two volumes are edited by Ludwig Schopen (1799-1867), German Byzantinist that worked closely with Bonn professor Barthold Georg Niebuhr. The astronomer and historian, Nicephorus Gregoras, became the archivist of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos and was involved in the fruitless negotiations of 1333 to unite the Greek and Latin Churches. His history begins with the capture of Constantinople by the Franks in 1204 and goes through the 14th century, with the events following the death of Andronikos III, ending in 1351, during the troubled reign of John VI Cantacuzene. 8vo, pp. c, 568 + 569-1385. Original text in Greek and translation with comments in Latin. Contemporary leather spines with decorations in gilt. Rubbed externally, spotting inside. Rare.
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