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Discours sur l'histoire universelle

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Discours sur l'histoire universelle

by BOSSUET, [Jacques-Benigne]

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A Paris: De l'Imprimerie et de la Fonderie Stereotypes de Pierre Didot L'Aine, 1803. In three volumes. [6], 257, [1]; [2], 283, [1]; [3], 6-298pp, [2]. Without half-titles. Contemporary red half-morocco, marbled boards, tooled and lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscriptions of Mary Virginia to head of all titles, foxed. Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (1627-1704), French theologian and court preacher to Louis XIV. First printed in 1681, Discours sur l'histoire universelle is regarded by the Roman Catholic Church to be an actualisation and continuation of St. Augustine of Hippo's De Civitate Dei, regarding as it does metaphysical universal history to be the result of the spiritual conflict between God and the forces of evil. Composed for the instruction of his student the Grand Dauphin, the work charts the events which resulted in the formation of the Christian Church, emphasising the longevity of religion over the empires of man. Bossuet concludes that it is the will of the Lord, acted out through divine providence, that pagan civilisations should fall whilst Christian peoples endure. . Edition stereotype. 12mo.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Discours sur l'histoire universelle
Author
BOSSUET, [Jacques-Benigne]
Book Condition
Used
Edition
Edition stereotype
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
De l'Imprimerie et de la Fonderie Stereotypes de Pierre Didot L'Aine
Place of Publication
A Paris
Date Published
1803
Keywords
Christianity, Religion, Theology
Size
12mo
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Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Marbled boards
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12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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