Bernard de Montfaucon, L'antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures, Paris 1719 -

Bernard de Montfaucon, L'antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures, Paris 1719 - Historical reference work. Bernard de Montfaucon was a French scholar. scholar. This series is his main work. From a contemporary point of view a work of study, today a source on the history of archaeology and collecting. It consists of 15 folio volumes on the subjects of gods, religion, private life, war and burial. Here we have Vol. I Part 1 and Part 2, Vol. II Part 1 and Part 2, Vol. III Part 2, Vol. IV Part 1, Vol. V. Parts 1 and 2. Large format. Always with signs of age and usage, stained, abrasions, tears, discolourations, creases, handwritten notes, wormholes, foxing. Rarity!