1690 Scarce French Vellum Book - Theology of the Heart - Le Theologie du Coeur by Pierre Poiret.
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Author: Pierre Poiret.
Title: La Theologie Du Coeur Ou Recueil De Quelques Traités Qui contiennent les lumieres les plus divines des Ames simples & pures.
Language: Text in French.
Publisher: A Cologne, Chez Jean de la Pierre, 1690. First edition.
Size: 5.5 " X 3 ".
Pages: 324 pages + index.
Binding: Very good full vellum binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed and worn - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover.
Content: Good content (bright, tight, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, ancient ink underlinings to 10 pages of the Preface - as shown, small chip to the lower corner of the illustrated title page - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the beautifully illustrated title page.
The book: Scarce 17th Century First edition of this uncommon collection of treatises, a sequel was published a few years later. Here, self-contained with three texts: I. Le Berger illuminé. II. L'Abregé de la perfection Chréstienne. III. La ruine de l'amour propre.
The author: Pierre Poiret Naudé (15 April 1646 – 21 May 1719) was a prominent French mystic and Christian philosopher. He was born in Metz and died in Rijnsburg.