[Cadot, Thibault]. - *Le Blason de France* or Curious Notes - Lot 360

[Cadot, Thibault]. - *Le Blason de France* or Curious Notes on the Edict Concerning the Regulation of Coats of Arms. Paris, Charles de Sercy... M. Brunet, 1697. In-8, bound in full contemporary calfskin, spine with raised bands and ornamentation, red title label—first tail joint split, corners restored, first blank endpaper missing—[8 ff., title page, epistle to the King, preface], 174 pp.,[33 ff., Dictionary or alphabetical table with explanations of heraldic terms, figures, and elements...], [65 ff., Plates to provide a more complete understanding of what has been discussed...]. Illustrated with an allegorical frontispiece engraved by Le Pautre after Santer and 478 engraved coats of arms. "This is a panegyric of the edict of 1696, of which Th. Cadot was the promoter. Through this book, the author hoped to be entrusted with the direction and custody of the General Armorial, a commission the King ultimately granted to Charles d’Hozier.” (Saffroy 2275)