A History and Description of the Royal Abbaye of Saint Denis, with an Account of the Tombs of the Kings and Queens of France, and Other Distinguished Persons, Interred There: Also, of the Many Splendid Decorations, Pieces of Curious Workmanship and Antiquity, Chapels, Altars, Shrines, Crucifixes, &c.; Together with the Holy Bodies and Various Relics of the Saints and Martyrs. A Descriptive Enumeration of the Vast Riches which Have Been Accumulating for Ages, in the Treasury of this Celebrated Abbaye: with Explanatory Remarks; and a Series of Historical Anecdotes, Relative to the Kings of France, from the Reign of Dagobert: Extracted from the Records of Saint Denis ...J.S. Jordan, 1795 - 96 pages |
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