1686 Rare Latin French Bible - The Last Two Books of King - Les Deux Dernier Livres Des Rois.
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Author: Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy.
Title: Les Deux Dernier Livres Des Rois. Traduits En Francois; Avec Une Explication tiree Des Saints Peres & Des Autheurs Ecclesiastiques.
Publisher: A Paris, chez Guillaume Desprez, 1686
Language: Text in French and Latin.
Size: 7.5" X 5.5".
Pages: VII-834 pages + Table of Content.
Binding: Very good contemporary original full calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall lightly scuffed and worn - as shown) under a protective mylar cover.
Content: Very good, near fine content (exceptionally bright, tight, and clean, very rare light foxing or staining - as shown, partly erased the name of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).
Illustration: Including two nice title vignettes.
Estimate: (USD 300 - USD 350).
The book: "Les Deux Dernier Livres Des Rois," translated into French by Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy and published in 1686, provides a remarkable fusion of religious scholarship and literary beauty. This edition includes the last two books of Kings from the Old Testament, offering both the original Latin text and its French translation alongside extensive explanations drawn from the Church Fathers and ecclesiastical authors. The work is a testament to Lemaistre de Sacy's skill as a translator and his dedication to making biblical texts accessible and understandable to a French-speaking audience.
The author: Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy (1613–1684) was a key figure in the Jansenist movement and is renowned for his translations of the Bible into French, known as the Bible de Port-Royal. His work was instrumental in spreading religious knowledge and encouraging piety among the lay population in France during the 17th century.