Histoire du pontificat de St Gregoire – Louis Maimbourg – 1686 | First Edition

History of Gregory the Great by Louis Maimbourg is an important account of early Catholicism and the growth of the Catholic Church through Pope Gregory I. Maimbourg was a 17^th-century Jesuit historian who was known to question both the papacy and the Protestant church. This book remains a notable book of Jesuit authority during Louis XIV France.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Histoire du pontificat de St Gregoire le Grand
• Author(s): Louis Maimbourg
• Publisher: Paris: Chez Claude Barbin
• Edition: First edition, 1686
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Marbled leather
• Size:  5.5in x 3.75in (14cm x 8.5cm)
• Collation: [30], 467, [53] pp
• Illustrations: Engraved added title page
• Contents Include:
  • Life of Saint Gregory
  • Doctrinal texts and liturgy

Condition:

Very Good. Binding firm with original leather intact and minor external rubbing. Gilt spine titling remains clear. Pages are complete with mild toning and the engraved added title page is present.

Why Collect This?

• First edition of Maimbourg’s biography of Gregory I
• Controversial French Jesuit history
• Interest for collectors of early Catholic writings

Item Number: #29150