L’Histoire du vioeux et du nouveau Testament, avec des explications edifiantes.

The History of the Old & New Testament, with Edifying Explanations Drawn from the Holy Fathers, to Adjust the Manners in all Kinds of Conditions, was first published in 1670, is known as the Royaumont Bible, & variously attributed to both Nicholas Fontaine & Lemaître de Sacy.“Sieur de Royaumont“ was used as a pseudonym by both Nicholas Fontaine & Isaac-Louis Lemaître de Sacy. Nicholas Fontaine (or Nicolas) (1625-1709) was a Jansenite, of the Port-Royal movement that strove to purify Catholicism. Fontaine was confined to the Bastille, where he apparently composed this work, under the pseudonym Sieur de Royaumont. Though Fontaine was a Greek scholar of some standing, his version of the bible was written in a popular style, blending a modified text with interpretations. Isaac-Louis Lemaître de Sacy (1613-1684), a priest of Port-Royal, was a theologian & French humanist. He is best known for his translation of the most widespread French Bible in the 18th century, also known as the Bible de Port-Royal. Fontaine & Lemaître de Sacy were imprisoned in the Bastille together in the 1660s. They possibly collaborated on this work. The excelent engravings show the history of the old and new testament. – Binding a bit rubbed.