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713 - Baroque Acta Sanctorum Bollandiana: The Apologetic Books, no…
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Estimate €400 - €600
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Baroque Acta Sanctorum Bollandiana: The Apologetic Books, now compiled for the first time into a single volume. Vindicata. Or: An Apologetic Supplement to the Acta Bollandiana … to Benedict XIV, D.D.D. With woodcut printer’s mark. Antwerp, Vander Plassche, 1755. Folio. 8 unnumbered leaves, XXVI, 1024 pp. Contemporary blind-embossed calfskin binding on 5 bands with remnants of the clasp (discreetly restored), slightly bumped). First edition. – Johann Bollandus had begun in 1643 to publish the biographies of all the saints, examined in an act-based, historical and critical manner; this work was continued by numerous collaborators who, in his honour, came to be known as ‘Bollandists’. - Cf. ADB 3, p. 109 – This colossal project to examine all the historical lives of Christian saints from a scholarly and critical perspective met with fierce resistance from other religious orders (particularly the Carmelites and Dominicans). They saw traditional legends as threatened by the Jesuits’ source criticism. This volume brings together all the Bollandists’ defensive treatises (apologies). It served as an official work of justification, dedicated to Pope Benedict XIV. - Name on inside cover, small note on endpaper; overall a good, very clean copy. First edition. - In 1643, Johann Bollandus began publishing the biographies of all the saints, examined from a documentary, historical and critical perspective. This work was continued by numerous collaborators, who were called ‘Bollandists’ in his honour. - See ADB 3, p. 109 - This massive project to scientifically and critically examine all the historical biographies of Christian saints met with fierce resistance from other religious orders (especially the Carmelites and Dominicans). They viewed traditional legends as under threat from the Jesuits’ source criticism. This volume brings together all the defensive treatises (apologies) written by the Bollandists. It served as an official work of justification dedicated to Pope Benedict XIV. - Blind-embossed calfskin strap, currently with 5 holes and remnants of the clasp (discreetly restored), slightly scuffed. - Name on the inside cover, a short note on the endpaper; overall, a good, very clean copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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