An original 1770 edition of History of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres, an important scholarly publication documenting the research, lectures, discoveries, and literary memoirs of one of Europe’s leading learned academies. The volume contains studies drawn from the Academy’s official records, covering subjects such as ancient history, archaeology, inscriptions, classical literature, languages, chronology, mythology, numismatics, and antiquities. The accompanying table of contents shows entries concerning the Academy’s activities as well as scholarly memoirs and historical investigations, making the book a valuable primary source for eighteenth-century antiquarian and classical scholarship. Printed in Paris by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke and dated M.DCC.LXX — 1770. A desirable collectible for historians and collectors of archaeology, classical studies, ancient inscriptions, antiquarian scholarship, and eighteenth-century books. 

Size: 6.5" x 4" x 2"

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