[8], xxxiii, [17], 444 pp. Head- and tailpieces, ornamental initials. (4to) 26x19.5 cm (10¼x7¾"), period vellum, spine stamped and lettered in gilt. First Edition.
A refutation of Patriarch Nectarius of Jerusalem who in his work "Peri arches tou Papa" had brushed back Roman Catholic influence among Christians under the Ottoman Empire, Le Quien maintained the primacy of the pope with historical proofs derived chiefly from the Orient. Institutional stamps on title page, with number on foot of spine.