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an old book with a black and white drawing on it
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €200 - €300
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Baroque Sales, François de Methodus Excellentis Pietatis, Indies ardenter Deum Tri-Unum adorandi, Dei Virgineam Matrem honorandi, Sanctosque Caelicolas. With approx. 25 full-page copperplate engravings (including frontispiece). Vienna, Lehmann and Joann, 1735. 376 pages, 4 leaves with index. 8°. 19th-century half-leather binding with spine label (some wear and scuffing; one spine joint torn). First edition of this rare work in an unusual large-print format, designed to facilitate reading by candlelight or in the nave of a church. – VD18 13063030. - With numerous interesting copperplate engravings. - In addition to various devotional pieces, it also contains prayers for confession and communion (Methodo Confitendi, ac Communicandi), which were expressly compiled from the surviving manuscripts and original writings of St Francis de Sales and supplemented with further spiritual texts. It thus conveys the famous, down-to-earth piety of the Bishop of Geneva (known from his *Philothea*) to Baroque Central Europe. - Frontispiece and title page pasted in; copperplate engravings partly closely trimmed at the bottom edge; old handwritten notes on the title page. Some leaves have been backed in the margins in places; overall, a well-preserved copy. First edition of this rare work, printed in an unusually large typeface to facilitate reading by candlelight or in the nave of a church. – VD18 13063030. - With numerous interesting engraved plates. In addition to various devotional texts, it also contains prayers for confession and communion (Methodo Confitendi, ac Communicandi), expressly compiled from the posthumous manuscripts and original writings of Saint Francis de Sales and supplemented with further spiritual texts. It thus conveys the celebrated, practical piety of the Bishop of Geneva—best known through his *Philothea*—to Baroque Central Europe. Frontispiece and title page mounted; engraved plates partly closely trimmed at the lower margin; old manuscript annotations on the title page. A few leaves discreetly repaired in the margins; overall, a well-preserved 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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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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