[Jansénisme]. Recueil réunissant 11 pièces relatives à Port-Royal ou d'inspirati…
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[Jansénisme]. Recueil réunissant 11 pièces relatives à Port-Royal ou d'inspiration jansénistes, publiée entre 1721 et 1724.

[Jansenism]. Collection of 11 pieces relating to Port-Royal or of Jansenist inspiration, published between 1721 and 1724. In-4, multiple pagination, contemporary brown basane, spine with 5 nerves, garnet-toned title-piece, ornamented caissons, red edges (worms' tracts at the edges of the headpieces and along one caisson, one corner dulled, epidermis on the boards; upper guard missing, moderate scattered russ.) The main pieces are as follows: 1. RELATION containing the letters which the nuns of Port-Royal wrote during the ten months they were confined under the authority of Mother Eugenie. [2 Sept. 1664-June 1665]. 207 p. - 2 LETTERS from Mother Angelica... to Mr. Arnaud, written since the community was transferred... 32 p. - 3 [COLBERT (Charles-Joachim)]. The very humble remonstrances of the Bishop of Montpellier (C.-J. Colbert) to the King, concerning the decision of the Council of State... 1724. 64 p., [1] f. - 4 [LE SESNE D'ÉTEMARE (J.-B.); DUGUET (J. J.)]. Tradition of the Holy Fathers on the Future Conversion of the Jews, Based on the Testimonies of the Scriptures. 1724, [2] f., 174 p., [1] f. Enclosed : [BONNAIRE (Louis de)]. Essai du nouveau conte de ma mère Loye, ou Les enluminures du jeu de la constitution. S.l., s.n., 1722. [7 (of 8)] f., 208 p., [1] f. (errata). - Bound in the following] [RACINE (Louis)]. Poëme sur la grâce. S.l., s.n., 1722. XIII-89 pp. 2 works in one volume in-8, contemporary brown basane, spine with 5 nerves, ms. title on label, red edges (rubbed, 3 corners worn, snags on one cut, cut in corner of 1st title, qq. light stains, without the engraved game plate). Provenance : Archevêché de Bourges (ex-libris typogr. ancien). That is to say 2 volumes.

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[Jansénisme]. Recueil réunissant 11 pièces relatives à Port-Royal ou d'inspiration jansénistes, publiée entre 1721 et 1724.

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