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Malta. ROUX (Abbot). Secret History of the Templars...

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[Malta]. [ROUX (Abbot)]. Secret History of the Templars or Knights of Malthe. Amsterdam, by Jean Hofhout, 1730. 2 volumes in-12 of [4]-383 and [4]-380 pages, glazed blond calf, richly decorated spine, red tr. This work, dedicated to the count of Clermont, focuses particularly on the knights of Malta, the history of the other two orders occupying only half of the last volume. Light aureoles on the boards, small restorations (Quérard VIII, 249 - Barbier II, 833- Hellwald, p.31).