covr saincte, ov l'Institvtion Chrestienne des grands
Subtitle: avec les exemples de cevx qvi dans les cours ont fleury en saincteté
By: par le R.P. Nicolas Cavssin, de la Compagnie de Iesvs.
Contributors: Gregoire, Iean, printer.; Dvperier, Antoine, printer.; Auroux, Nicolas, d. 1676, engraver.; Bibliothèque des Fontaines.; Bibliothèque des Fontaines.
Publisher: Chez Iean Gregoire, à la grand' ruë de l'Hôpital, à l'Image sainct Roch
Published: 1656
Place of publication: A Lyon
Language: fre
Subjects: Courts and courtiers -- Early works to 1800.; Christian life -- Catholic authors -- Early works to 1800.; Education of princes -- Early works to 1800.; Christian education -- Early works to 1800.; Reason -- Early works to 1800.; Emotions -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Cour saincte, ou l'Institution Chrestienne des grands; Institvtion Chrestienne des grands; Institution Chrestienne des grands; Covr sainte, contentant les vies et eloges des personnes illustres; Cour sainte, contentant les vies et eloges des personnes illustres; Covr saincte
Work titles: Cour sainte.
Notes: Collation: fol.: v.1: *⁴ A-Y⁴ [$3 (-*1, *3) signed]; 92 leaves: p. [1] [blank] [6] 1-168 [6] [2 blank] (misprinting 28-29 as 29-30); v.2: *⁴ A-Z⁴ [$3 (-*1) signed (missigning V3 as V2)]; 96 leaves: p. [1] [blank] [6] 1-184; v.3: [para.]⁴ A-R⁴ [$3 (-[para.]1, N3) signed]; 72 leaves: p. [1] [blank] [6] 1-134 [2]; v.4: *⁴ A-X⁴ [$3 (-*1) signed (missigning A3 as B3)]; 88 leaves: p. [1] [blank] [6] 1-158 [10]; v.5: [$3 signed]; 80 leaves: p. [1] [blank] [1] [blank][4] I-CL [2] (misprinting LIV as LV, LXIII as LVIII).

Title in red and black for vols. 1 and 5; title vignettes; initials; head- and tail-pieces.

Title vignette to v. 1 engraved by N. Auroux.

Vol. 5 varies: La covr sainte, contentant les vies et eloges des personnes illustres qui ont esté adjoûtées & inferées dans l'ordre nouueau de la derniere edition. Tome V. selon l'ordre ancien / par le R. P. Nicolas Cavssin, de la Compagnie de Iesvs. A Orange, et se vendent a Carpentras, Chez Antoine Dvperier, marchand libraire, vis à vis S. Siffrein. M. DC. LVII.

Half-title to v. 5: La covr sainte, contentant les vies & eloges des personnes illustres.

Includes index.

Backer-Sommervogel, II, 908

Bibliothèque des Fontaines, purchase

Burns Library copy: paper label on front pastedown: "Bibliothèque de la Faculté de Théologie. Les Fontaines - Chantilly."

Burns Library copy: in manuscript on front free-endpaper: "Ch. Ph. Garnier de Chaysoj 1782./ C.P. Garnier 88."

Burns Library copy: in manuscript on t.p.: "Ex bibliotheca Claudij Boynin senatoris Dolani 1659."

Burns Library copy: full leather binding

Burns Library copy: lacking v.1, leaf Y4 (p. [175]-[176]); v.5, quire S (p. CXXXVII-CXLIV); v.5, leaves T2-T4 (p. CLXVII-CL, [151]-[152])

c.1: 01-26258