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67 - [MANUSCRIPT] – ECHALLART (Dom Olivier, Doctor of Theology an…
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[MANUSCRIPT] – ECHALLART (Dom Olivier, Doctor of Theology and Prior of the Monastery of Mouchamp) – The Feelings and Practices of the Good Armelle, a Poor Woman from Vollage and a Simple Servant. Concerning perfection in the practice of Christian virtues, with an abridged account of her life – Nantes; 1683 – A late 18th-century copy of the work first published in 1683 in one volume, In-12° – [3] leaves, including 1 blank, 109 pages, [3] pages on bluish paper – Beautiful handwriting in brown ink – Contemporary binding in speckled tan sheepskin (some scuffing and very small losses to both covers) – Smooth, decorated spine (leather missing from the 5th panel, 2 small wormholes in the last one) – Black paper title label – Ex-libris label on the inside front cover: Yvon Le Blohic In this work, Father Échallart recounts the life and Christian virtues of Armelle, a poor village woman and servant from the countryside around Campénéac near Ploërmel, and presents her as a model of Christian virtue - A fine copy of this spiritual and biographical work, typical of 17th-century devotional literature.
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About the sale L'AME BRETONNE Sale – 23rd edition
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Auction time 07/04/2026 at 10:00 AM
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