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Hagiography. "Symbolic life of the glorious St. Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, divided into two parts and written in fifty-two emblems." . Books . Madrid, Printed by Antonio Román, 1688. 4º. 8 h. + 380 p. Engraved emblems. Period parchment labeled on spine, worn. Missing p. 1 and tear in 179. Significant traces of rust and moisture. Lot to examine.

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Hagiography. "Symbolic life of the glorious St. Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, divided into two parts and written in fifty-two emblems." . Books . Madrid, Printed by Antonio Román, 1688. 4º. 8 h. + 380 p. Engraved emblems. Period parchment labeled on spine, worn. Missing p. 1 and tear in 179. Significant traces of rust and moisture. Lot to examine.

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Spanish or Italian school; 17th century. "Saint Francis of Paula". Oil on canvas. Size: 29 x 23 cm; 37 x 31 cm (frame). Saint Francis of Paula (1416-1507) was an Italian hermit, founder of the Order of the Minims. At a very young age he began his life as a hermit on the outskirts of his native town of Paula. He gradually gained fame for his miracles, and by around 1450 there was already a group of followers around him. His community grew, and in 1470 the Congregation of Hermits (the future Order of Minims) received diocesan approval from the archbishop of Consenza. Four years later, Pope Sixtus IV granted them pontifical approval. In 1483, Francis of Paola went to France by order of the Pope and at the request of King Louis XI. There he carried out some diplomatic work on behalf of the Holy See, while at the same time trying to obtain its approval for a Rule for his congregation, which he finally achieved in 1493. Until his death, Francis of Paola enjoyed the support and protection of the French monarchs, and a few years after his death, processes for his canonisation were initiated in Calabria, Tourse and Amiens, in which numerous witnesses to his life and miracles testified. He was finally beatified in 1513 and canonised in 1519. The iconography of this saint is abundant. The best known effigy, which has inspired many painters, is the one by Jean Bourdichon, a French painter who was a contemporary of Francis of Paola. In it, the saint is depicted in the habit, an old man with a grave face and a bushy grey beard, leaning on a simple staff.

. ROMERO DE LA CAVALLERIA, Francisco Diego ROMERO DE LA CAVALLERÍA, Francisco Diego.- "CHRONOLOGICAL PHANAL. Indispensable for the easiest, and perfect intelligence of the stories, and ancient instruments of Spain" M.: Imp. de la Viuda de Manuel Fernández, 1752. 8º, perg. 31h. + 295 pages. First edition. Palau 277472: "It is said that the author's name is Juan Francisco Portillo de la Caballería." Queer.

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