Lot 748 François de Sales. Methodus Excellentis …

Methodus Excellentis Pietatis, Indies ardenter Deum Tri-Unum adorandi, Dei Virgineam Matrem honorandi, Sanctosque Caelicolas. Mit ca. 25 ganzseitigen Kupferstichen (incl. Frontispiz). Viennae, Lehmannum & Joannem, 1735. 376 Seiten, 4 Bll. mit Index. 8°. Halbleder des 19. Jh. mit Rückenschild (etwas berieben u. beschabt, 1 Rückegelenk eingerissen).

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Literatur des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts – Erste Ausgabe des seltenen Werkes in ungewöhnlichem Großdruck, um die Lesbarkeit bei Kerzenschein oder im Kirchenschiff zu erleichtern. - VD18 13063030. - Mit zahlreichen interessanten Kupfertafeln. - Enthält neben verschiedenen Andachten zudem Beicht- und Kommuniongebete (Methodo Confitendi, ac Communicandi), die ausdrücklich aus hinterlassenen Manuskripten und Originalschriften des heiligen Franz von Sales zusammengestellt und um weitere geistliche Texte ergänzt wurden. Er transportiert damit die berühmte, alltagsnahe Frömmigkeit des Genfer Bischofs (bekannt aus seiner Philothea) in das barocke Mitteleuropa. - Frontispiz und Titelblatt aufgezogen, Kupfertafeln teils am Unterrand eng beschnitten, Notizen von alter Hand auf Titelblatt. Blätter vereinzelt teils im Rand hinterlegt, insgesamt gut erhaltenes Exemplar.

Literature of 17th to 19th Century – First edition of this rare work, printed in an unusually large typeface to facilitate reading by candlelight or in the nave of a church. - VD18 13063030. - With numerous interesting engraved plates. In addition to various devotional texts, it also contains prayers for confession and communion (Methodo Confitendi, ac Communicandi), expressly compiled from the posthumous manuscripts and original writings of Saint Francis de Sales and supplemented with further spiritual texts. It thus conveys the celebrated, practical piety of the Bishop of Geneva-best known through his Philothea-to Baroque Central Europe. Frontispiece and title page mounted, engraved plates partly closely trimmed at the lower margin, old manuscript annotations on the title page. A few leaves discreetly repaired in the margins, overall, a well-preserved copy.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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