Histoire du Bas-Empire w/ Hidden Compartment [original]
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Title
Histoire du Bas-Empire w/ Hidden Compartment [original]
Subject
1. Byzantine Empire--History.
Description
Binding: poor ; leather binding ; front cover removed
Spine: fair ; 5 raised bands ; gold tool and design in compartments ; in one compartment it reads: "HISTOIRE DU BAS-EMPIRE" ; in another it reads: "TOM XVI" a great deal of rubbing
Textblock: poor ; many pages cut to create hidden compartment ; many pages glued together to create hidden compartment ; marbled endpapers
“EN COMMENÇANT A CONSTANTIN LE GRAND. PAR MONSIEUR LE BEAU, Professeur Émérite en L'UNIVERSITÉ de Paris, Professeur d'Éloquence au COLLÉGE ROYAL, Secrétaire ordinaire de MONSEIGNEUR LE DUC D'ORLÉANS, & Secrétaire perpétuel de L'ACADÉMIE ROYALE DES INSCRIPTIONS ET BELLES-LETTRES”
Spine: fair ; 5 raised bands ; gold tool and design in compartments ; in one compartment it reads: "HISTOIRE DU BAS-EMPIRE" ; in another it reads: "TOM XVI" a great deal of rubbing
Textblock: poor ; many pages cut to create hidden compartment ; many pages glued together to create hidden compartment ; marbled endpapers
“EN COMMENÇANT A CONSTANTIN LE GRAND. PAR MONSIEUR LE BEAU, Professeur Émérite en L'UNIVERSITÉ de Paris, Professeur d'Éloquence au COLLÉGE ROYAL, Secrétaire ordinaire de MONSEIGNEUR LE DUC D'ORLÉANS, & Secrétaire perpétuel de L'ACADÉMIE ROYALE DES INSCRIPTIONS ET BELLES-LETTRES”
Creator
Le Beau, Charles, 1701-1778
Publisher
"A PARIS, Chez Saillant & Nyon, rue S. Jean de Beauvais; Veuve DESAINT, rue du Foin"
Date
1773
Format
Hardcover, leather bound book with missing cover and hidden compartment ; 18 cm
Language
French
Identifier
ID Number 21 ; Bin 2
Alternative Title
Histoire du Bas-Empire, en Commençant a Constantin le Grand.
Table Of Contents
Book only includes the first 22 pages.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Hardcover, leather bound book with missing cover and hidden compartment ; 18 cm
Collection
Citation
Le Beau, Charles, 1701-1778, “Histoire du Bas-Empire w/ Hidden Compartment [original],” Special Collections, accessed September 29, 2026, https://archive.fims.uwo.ca/specialcollections/items/show/45.