, who was born at Paris in 1671, and died at Evreux, July 23, 1740,
, who was born at Paris in 1671,
and died at Evreux, July 23, 1740, possessed a most extensive knowledge of books of every kind, but particularly
what related to liturgies, monastic rules, and other branches
of ecclesiastical history, which he communicated liberally to
the literati of his time. For seventeen years he was corrector of Desprez’s press, and published there, in 1772,
“Vie de Saints,
” fol. which have gone through several
editions. At the end of this volume are subjoined the lives
of various other persons eminent for their piety. His own
works were chiefly of the religious cast, but he was frequently employed as editor of the works of others, which
he illustrated with notes.