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[JANSENISM]. The Constitutions of the Monastery of Port Roya…
See original version (French)
139
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[JANSENISM]. The Constitutions of the Monastery of Port Roya…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
[JANSENISM].
The Constitutions of the Monastery of Port Royal du S. Sacrement.
Mons, Gaspard Migeot, 1665.
In-12. Contemporary speckled brown calf, spine ribbed, gilt title, ornate caissons, speckled edges (corners dulled, headbands worn, upper jaw slightly split over 1 cm, upper margin of title formerly cut at head to remove a manuscript bookplate, quires out of order).
Sought-after edition.
Printed in Amsterdam by Daniel Elzevier on behalf of the bookseller Gaspard Migeot.
Composed of several parts: the Constitutions, written by Mother Agnès Arnauld, the Avis à la maîtresse des Novices, la Manière de donner le habit de novice au monastère de Port Royal, les Pensées sur la cérémonie de la vesture, la Manière de recevoir les filles à la profession au monastère, les Pensées sur la cérémonie de
la profession, l'Esprit du Monastère de Port Royal and le Règlement pour les enfants by Euphémie Pascal, sister of Blaise Pascal.
A good copy in its contemporary binding, complete with the errata leaf in fine.
See original version (French)
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