Luc d'Achery

Luc d'Achery (1609 – 29 April 1685) was a learned

, a specialist in the study and publication of medieval manuscripts.

Life

D'Achery was born at

in 1637, which in nearly fifty years he scarcely ever left, and he died there aged about 75.

As librarian of the monastery he was soon acquainted with its rich treasures of medieval history and theology. By a continuous correspondence with other monasteries, both in and out of France, he made himself a bibliographical authority of the first rank, especially in all that pertained to the unedited or forgotten writings of medieval scholars.

Works

His first important work was an edition (Paris, 1645) of the

.

He published and edited for the first time the works of Abbot

Martène

, who produced an enlarged and improved edition (Paris, 1723).

D'Achery collected the historical materials for the "Acta Ordinis S. Benedicti" but

Mabillon

added so much to it in the way of prefaces, notes, and "excursus" that it is justly accounted as his work.

D'Achery's correspondence is preserved in the

Bibliothèque Nationale

at Paris.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Lucas d'Achéry". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

External links

• Acta Sanctorum Ordinis S Benedicti
• Luc d'Achery on
  data.bnf.fr