148- [HERALDIQUE] - [ANSELME DE SAINTE-MARIE (Pierre de Guibours, dit le Père)]. Le Palais de l'honneur, ou Les Généalogies historiques des illustres maisons de France, et de plusieurs familles nobles de l'Europe. Paris, Etienne Loyson, 1668, large vol. in-4, brown calf, spine ribbed, cloisonné and fleuronné, title page, speckled edges (period binding). Lower spine a little worn, lower jaw split. Second edition, collation identical to the first of 1663. Allegorical title-frontispiece engraved by Chauveau, 12 plates. Despite its relative confusion, this is one of the most important works by Father Anselme de Sainte-Marie (1625-1694), published during his lifetime. The first part (44 pp.) deals with heraldry. Following, by the same author: Le Palais de la gloire, contenant les généalogies historiques des illustres maisons de France, et de plusieurs familles nobles de l'Europe, où est compris l'origine, le progrez & la fin de diverses familles avec leurs éloges. Paris, Pierre Bessin, 1664, Complete despite its aberrant pagination, the work is considered the sequel to Palais de l'honneur.