Books and Manuscripts · Lotto 3358

[Jansenism]. Pascal, B., under pseud. L. de Montalte. Les Provinciales ou Lettres Escrites par Louis de Montalte, A un Provincial de ses amis & aux RR.PP. Jesuites, sur la Morale & la Politique de ses Peres.

Cologne, B. Winfelt, 1684, (40),613p., text in columns in French, Latin, Spanish and Italian, contemp. gilt calf.

Lotto

3358

Asta

Auction 82, 19-23 May 2025

Sezione

OLD and RARE BOOKS

Stima

70 € – 90 €

Aggiudicato

70 €

Foto

1 foto

Condizioni

First and final lvs. sl. waterst./ foxed. Spine-ends chipped; joints splitting.

Note

Cf. Tchemerzine IX, p.70; Querard VI, p.614; Graesse V, p.145. First polyglot edition of Pascal's famous satirical work on the conflict between the Jesuits and the Jansenists in the 17th century, in the form of letters written by Louis de Montalte documenting his encounters with Jesuits.