Helyot, P. Hipolyt.- AUSFÜRLICHE GESCHICHTE ALLER GEISTLICHEN UND WELTLICHEN KLOSTER - UND RITTERORDEN (VI)

Arkstree and Merkus, Leipzig, 1755. "Ausführliche Geschichte aller geistlichen und weltlichen Kloster- und Ritterorden für beyderley Geschlecht. in welcher deren Usprung, Stiftung, Regeln, Anwachs, und merkwürdigste Begebenheiten, die aus ihnen enstandenen oder auch Nach ihren Mustern gebildeten Brüderschaften und Congregationen, imgleichen der Verfall und die Aufhebung einiger, nebst der Vergrößerung anderer, durch die mit ihnen vorgenommenen Verbesserungen, wie auch die Lebensbeschreibungen der Stifter und Verbesserer hinlänglich vorgestellt, und die kissondern "The clothing of each order, along with the knight's insignia, is engraved in many coppers after life. Translated from the French." "History of all monastic and chivalric orders, both religious and secular, for both sexes, presents their origin, foundation, rules, development, and most important events, the brotherhoods and congregations that arose from them or were formed according to their models, as well as the decline and dissolution of some, along with the rise of others thanks to the improvements introduced. It includes biographies of the founders and reformers, and numerous engravings from life depict the distinctive garments of each order, along with the knights' insignia." Title page + 3 leaves (Index) + 522 pages + 11 leaves (Register der Vornehmsten Sachen). 100 copperplate prints depicting the habits of various religious orders. Period binding in full leather, with raised bands, tooling, and two labels, one of them parchment. Marbled paper endpapers and painted edges. - Of the Trappist monks. Of the Knights of the Order of Calatrava. Of the Knights of the Order of Alcántara. Of the Hospitaller Brothers of Burgos. Of the Knights of the Order of St. Moriz. Of the Congregation of Monte Cassino. Of the English Benedictines. Of the Benedictines of the Congregation of St. Maur in France. Etc.