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[LOUIS XV]. Les statuts de l'ordre du St. Esprit estably par Henri III.. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1740.
4o. Engraved title. Contemporary French red morocco gilt, dentelle gilt cornerpieces incorporating the dove of the Holy Spirit in a Rococo aureole, center gilt arms of Louis XV, the spine in 6 compartments, with 5 raised bands, of which 5 semé with fleur-de-lys and Pentecostal flames and one lettered.
BOUND FOR LOUIS XV. Olivier notes that royal copies of Les statutes de l'ordre du St. Esprit always bear this armorial (Olivier 2494.12). with its radiating crown in conjunction with the embematic dove and surmounted by a Pentecostal flame.
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BOUND FOR LOUIS XV. Olivier notes that royal copies of Les statutes de l'ordre du St. Esprit always bear this armorial (Olivier 2494.12). with its radiating crown in conjunction with the embematic dove and surmounted by a Pentecostal flame.