Lot 08038

CISTERCIUM BIS-TERTIUM seu Historia Elogialis, in qua sacerrimi ordinis Cisterciensis anno Domini 1698 a sui origine sexies, […] per terras Austriacas […] nova methodo revensentur, Authore admodum reverendo in Christo Patre AUGUSTINO SARTORIO, Vetero-Pragae, Typis Archi-Episcopalibus in Collegio S. Norberti apud Wolffangum Wickhart, Anno M.DCC (1700). In Folio, p. [22], 1161, 38 pages of Index. With engraved frontispiece, title page in red and black, 3 copper plates and 28 Copper vignettes at the beginning of every chapter, by B. v. Westerhaut after A. Jahn; 1 copper map as well as 1 engraved family tree (Genealogy) with large copper vignette, mint. i.e. currently Graesse VI, 272 – Jöcher IV, 154 – not in Landwehr and Praz.- First edition.- Extensive historiography of the Cistercian order, mainly in Austria.- The map “Bernardus Austriacus” shows Austria-Hungary; with a view of the Cîteaux monastery, the mother monastery of all Cistercians. rubbed and stained, spine fachm. added. Contemporary full leather, covers with blind-stamped panelled motifs and spine with raised bands – gilt titled label – gold attached ornaments; heavily rubbed and bumped externally, joints cracked but still compact. A few sheets detached at the beginning, otherwise clean and tight inside; foxing and occasional spotting, ex-ibris stamp “Ex biblioth. Regia Berolinensis“.