747 - Baroque

Baroque Randersagranus, Nicolaus A Selection of the Best Seeds of the Word of God for All Pastors to Sow: That is, Christian-Catholic Sermons on the Gospels for All Sundays and Feast Days. 2 volumes in one volume. With an engraved frontispiece and numerous engraved vignettes and initials. Nuremberg, Lochner, undated (1725). 636 pages, 18 leaves. Index, 4 leaves. 442 pages (pp. 353–354 supplemented in contemporary hand, 3 blank leaves), 10 leaves of index. 4°, period parchment (somewhat heavily browned). Rare Catholic collection of sermons. - VD18 15529843-001 - The work contains structured sermons for the entire liturgical year, organized according to the respective Gospel and Epistle readings for Sundays and feast days. The title draws on the biblical parable of the Sower (Luke 8:11: “The seed is the word of God”) to describe the pastor’s duty to plant faith in the hearts of the congregation. - Stamp on the endpaper. Well-preserved copy. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.