1688 Le Grand Dictionaire Historique by Louis Moréri — Fifth Edition, Volume I

A red-and-black title page opens this substantial seventeenth-century French volume, still housed in a dark leather binding with raised spine bands. Handwritten notes and columns of figures fill the opening leaves, adding a personal record of how an earlier reader used the book.

Compiled by the French priest and theologian Louis Moréri, Le Grand Dictionaire Historique brings sacred and secular history together in a single reference work. Its scope ranges from the lives of rulers, clergy, and scholars to family genealogies, classical mythology, and descriptions of kingdoms and cities. The title page identifies this as the revised and expanded fifth edition, issued in two volumes, and names booksellers in both Lyon and Paris.

Details

• Date — 1688, printed on the title page as M. DC. LXXXVIII
• Origin — France, with a Lyon and Paris bookseller imprint
• Author — Louis Moréri, styled “Louys Moreri” on the title page
• Edition — Fifth edition, revised, corrected, and expanded
• Volume — Tome Premier, Volume I of a two-volume edition. This listing includes Volume I only.
• Booksellers — Jean-Baptiste de Ville in Lyon and Denys Thierry in Paris
• Language — French
• Binding — Dark brown leather with raised spine bands
• Condition — The leather binding and spine show substantial age and wear, including rubbing and small losses. The pages are intact but fragile, with visible toning, creasing, and edge wear. Handwritten notes are visible on the opening leaves.

Measurements: 15.5" L x 10.5" x 3.75" D