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46 - HELVETICA. DANEAU (Lambert): A Treatise on Dancing, in which…
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HELVETICA. DANEAU (Lambert): A Treatise on Dancing, in which the question of whether Christians are permitted to dance is thoroughly addressed. No place [Geneva], 1582; In 12, soft decorated vellum, with embossed bands on the spine and covers. Third edition of this treatise in which the author refutes all arguments in favour of dancing, which he regards as the worst of heresies, that of the worshippers of Satan. In the same volume, the work is preceded by various texts, edicts and ordinances published in Geneva during those years, aimed at suppressing lewdness. (The title page of the first ordinance has a small tear with a missing section). From the library of Robert de Billy, bearing his bookplate.
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About the sale AUCTION: Slatkine Library
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Auction time 09/22/2026 at 6:30 PM
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