![[Order of Malta]. Vertot, René Aubert de. *History of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, formerly known as the Knights of Rhodes, and today as the Knights of Malta*. Fifth edition. Vol. 1–2 (in 2 vols.). Amsterdam, 1742.](https://gcp-la8-storage-cdn.lot-art.com/public/upl/45/Order-of-Malta-Rene-Aubert-de-Vertot_6a91f566dec19-full-42539600_1787950440-6a91f56867dce.jpg "[Order of Malta]. Vertot, René Aubert de. *History of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, formerly known as the Knights of Rhodes, and today as the Knights of Malta*. Fifth edition. Vol. 1–2 (in 2 vols.). Amsterdam, 1742.")
[Order of Malta]. Vertot, René Aubert de. *History of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, formerly known as the Knights of Rhodes, and today as the Knights of Malta*. Fifth edition. Vol. 1–2 (in 2 vols.). Amsterdam, 1742.
[Order of Malta]. René Aubert de Vertot. History of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, formerly known as the Knights of Rhodes, and today as the Knights of Malta. Fifth edition. Vol. 1–2 (in 2 vols.). Amsterdam 1742. Published by the Order, 12°, pp. [8], 590; [2], 479, uniform period binding, leather.
A classic historiographical work devoted to the history of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, from its beginnings in the Holy Land. The volumes on offer cover the history of the Order up to 1291. René Aubert de Vertot (1655–1771), a French historian, academician, and clergyman, was the author of highly regarded works on the history of Portugal, Sweden, and Italy. First published in the early 18th century, the work was regarded for decades as the fundamental and most widely circulated study of the Order’s history in European literature. The complete set comprised 5 volumes. From the library of Jean-Baptiste Drillet de Pennamprat (ex-libris). Period binding: marbled brown leather, with title labels on the spines and rich embossed and gilded decoration; marbled paper edges; marbled paper endpapers. Some scuffing on the binding; otherwise, in very good condition.
[Order of Malta]. René Aubert de Vertot. History of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, formerly known as the Knights of Rhodes, and today as the Knights of Malta. Fifth edition. Vol. 1–2 (in 2 vols.). Amsterdam 1742. Published by the Order, 12°, pp. [8], 590; [2], 479, uniform period binding, leather.
A classic historiographical work devoted to the history of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, from its beginnings in the Holy Land. The volumes on offer cover the history of the Order up to 1291. René Aubert de Vertot (1655–1771), a French historian, academician, and clergyman, was the author of highly regarded works on the history of Portugal, Sweden, and Italy. First published in the early 18th century, the work was regarded for decades as the fundamental and most widely circulated study of the Order’s history in European literature. The complete set comprised 5 volumes. From the library of Jean-Baptiste Drillet de Pennamprat (ex-libris). Period binding: marbled brown leather, with title labels on the spines and rich embossed and gilded decoration; marbled paper edges; marbled paper endpapers. Some scuffing on the binding; otherwise, in very good condition.
