Vie Militaire et Religieuse – Paul Lacroix – 1876 | Illustrated Knights & Crusades

Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Âge et à l’époque de la Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, published in Paris in 1876, is a heavily illustrated edition that explores both religious and military life during the medieval and Renaissance eras. This edition includes 14 color lithographs and hundreds of woodcut images. Subjects include the Crusades, the conquest of Jerusalem, medieval knights, the Catholic Church’s influence in Europe, and religious orders like the Franciscans and Dominicans.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Âge et à l’époque de la Renaissance
• Author(s): Paul Lacroix
• Publisher: Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie
• Edition: Third Edition, 1876
• Format: Large Octavo, single volume
• Binding:  Red leather and gilt spine with hardcover boards, all edges gilt, gilt endpapers
• Size:  11.5in X 8.5in (29cm x 21.5cm)
• Collation: [4], v, [1], 577, [3] pp
• Illustrations: 14 chromolithographs; numerous woodcuts
• Contents Include:
  • The Crusades and conquest of Jerusalem
  • Knighthood and battle scenes
  • Influence of the Catholic Church
  • Attila the Hun and early invaders
  • Edict of Nantes, Council of Trent, Pope Gregory the Great
  • Orders of Saint Francis and Dominican friars
  • Spanish Inquisition

Condition:

Original leather spine and red publisher’s leather shows ornate gilt tooling to both spine and boards, with minor wear consistent with age. Gilt edges are bright and intact, protecting the text block. Patterned endpapers. Beautiful illustrations throughout, clean display.

Why Collect This?

• Complete with all 14 chromolithograph plates
• Military and religious history; including Crusades
• Valuable to collectors of medieval and Renaissance history

Item Number: #28760