La Vie De St. Bruno: Fondateur De L'Ordre Des Chartreux Peinte Au Cloistre De La Chartreuse De Paris

Paris: Chez Le Veuve De F. Chereau, 1660. Hardcover. Very Good. Le Sueur; Engraved By Francois Chavueau. Book. Elephant Folio - over 15. Elephantine Folio, 18 x 12.5", 2ff, 22 engraved plates with letterpress, including engraved title and dedication. Early 19th century half calf with marbled paper over boards, minimal wear, spine tooled in gilt; soiling on title page, tiny tears to two edges of title, final plate lightly foxed in margins and light mark on engraving. Generally plates very clean. Very impressive plates telling story of St. Bruno. Engravings of paintings commissioned by King. St. Bruno was patron saint and founder of the Carthusians, an order of monks established in 1084, near Grenoble. Le Sueur (1616-1655) painted these large panels for the religious order, and they are the artist's most important work. Paintings afterward sold to Louis XVI and are now in the Louvre. THese Chauveau (1613-1676) engravings were much sought after by collectors. (Inventory #: 000036)