KONARSKI Szymon - Canonesses of Warsaw. 24 Apr. 1744-13 Aug. 1944; Paris 1952. impr. "Doris". 4, s. 266, [6]....

KONARSKI Szymon - Canonesses of Warsaw. 24 Apr. 1744-13 Aug. 1944; Paris 1952. impr. "Doris". 4, pp. 266, [6]. broch.
Polonica 6919. covers slightly stained, otherwise good condition. Ex. largely uncut. Stamp. A. Szczepka. Published 515 copies, this one No. 66. Published under the auspices of the International Academy of Heraldry. The work was based on materials from the archives of the Canonesses, destroyed in 1944. History of the Congregation of the Ladies of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of the N.M.P. of the Marywilska Chapter in Warsaw, founded in 1744, associating ladies from aristocratic and noble families wishing to devote themselves to the service of God and the church. Includes biographies and genealogy of 110 canonesses with images of coats of arms designed by Franciszek Prochaska, drawn by Janina Bouquet.