Religion
Precious and sacred texts from around the world. Angels dancing on heads of pins, and arcane discussion of every sort.
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1966 The Hours of Catherine of ClevesLondon: 1966A beautiful colourful facsimile of the important Gothic illuminated manuscript produced for Catherine of Cleves.
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1935 Commentary on the Rule of St Augustine by Robertus RichardinusEdinburgh: 1935An uncommon volume providing a commentary on the oldest monastic rule in the Western Church.
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1684 A Scripture-Line of Time, Drawn in Brief From the Lapsed Creation, to theNot Stated: 1684A vanishingly scarce first edition copy of this intriguing study on the second advent and end of time by Thomas Beverley.
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1832 Caedmon's Metrical Paraphrase of Parts of the Holy Scriptures in Anglo-SaxonLondon: 1832A first edition copy of this translated religious work.
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1946 Icelandic Church SagaLondon : 1946An interesting first edition copy of this work on the Icelandic Church, with illustrations.
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1980 Campion and Parsons The Jesuit Mission of 1580-1London : 1980A first edition copy of this history of the Jesuit Mission of 1580-1 by E. E. Reynolds.
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1887 History of the Bassandyne BibleEdinburgh and London : 1887A first edition, illustrated copy of this history of the Bassandyne Bible.
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1688 Remarques d'un theologien sur le traite historiqueCologne: 1688A very scarce work concerning a historical treatise by Boileau on the establishment of the Church of Rome by Louis Maimbourg.
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1855 Les Chefs-d'Oeuvre Oratoires de MassillonParis: 1855A smart copy of the theological works of Catholic preacher Jean-Baptiste Massillon, who served as Bishop of Clermont for over twenty years.
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1869 Taith Y Pererin Gweithiau EraillLondon: [1869]Collected works of John Bunyan including his popular religious and theological novel in Welsh.
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1845 Harmonia Evangelica sive Quatuor Evangelia atque Actus Apostolorum GraeceOxonii [Oxford]: 1845An uncommon fourth edition copy of Evangelical Harmony or the Four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, in Greek and Latin.
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1868 Vie de Sainte TereseParis : 1868An uncommon work documenting the life of the sixteenth century saint.
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1749 2Vol Universalis Concionandi seu, Dictionarium MoraleAugustae Vindelicorum et Graecii [Augsburg and Greece]: 1749A very scarce, two volume, mid eighteenth century alphabetised catalogue of Catholic sermons.
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1868-1889 14 vols in 8 Collectio Omnium Conclusionum et Resolutionum. Sacram Congreationem Cardinalium S. Concilii Tridentini.Rome: 1868 - 1889Salvatoris Pallotini has compiled the records of the sixteenth century Council of Trent, in which the Catholic Church instilled measured to counter the Protestant Reformation.
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1970 Epistolae Selectae una cum Aliis Eruditorum Virorum ad EumdemFarnborough: 1970A fine facsimile of this religious work by Giovanni Bona, collecting together his epistles and sermons.
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1804 Anno Doloroso Che Contiene le Meditazioni Giornali Sopra La Vita e Morte di Gesu CristoNapoli [Naples]: 1804A delightfully illustrated and very scarce volume of meditations on the life and death of Christ, arranged in twelve months.
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1679 Schutz-Mantel Mariae Der Allzeit Gebenedeiten Jungfrauen Und Mutter GottesNürnberg [Nuremberg]: 1679A very scarce German language edition of this religious work by Alessandro Sperelli, consisting of fifty-two canonical tales.
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1829 2 vols Letere ed Altre Opere di Clemente XIV GanganelliFirenze: 1829Two lovely volumes of the letters and works of Pope Clemente XIV.
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1873 3 Volumes Histoire des Idées Religieuses en Allemagne Depuis le Milieu XVIIIe siècle Jusqu'a Nos JoursParis: 1873A first edition of this uncommon set discusses religious thought in Germany in the mid eighteenth century.
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1917 Saint François d'Assise: Sa Vie et Son OeuvreParis: 1917A later edition of this biography of Francis of Assisi and his work, translated into French.
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1932-1933 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Commentarium OfficialeRomae [Rome]: 1932-1933Two 1930s volumes of the official gazette of the Holy See and Vatican City State.
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1683 Diurnum MonasticumVenetiis [Venice]: 1683A very scarce late seventeenth century account of the diary of Pope Paul V, head of the Catholic church between 1605 and 1621.
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1884 Retraites Pascales 1875-1876Paris : 1884A first edition copy of this French volume, Retraites Pascales 1875-1876.
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1769 Du Salut, Sa Necessite, Ses Obstacles, Ses MoyensParis: 1769A very scarce contemporary edition of Martin Pallu's discussion of the concept of salvation within the Catholic faith.
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1768 Elevation a Jesus-Christ Notre-Seigneur Sur Sapassion Et Sa MortParis: 1768A smart copy of a mid eighteenth century edition of French Jansenist theologian Pasquier Quesnel's theological work.
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1742 Collegium Universi Juris CanoniciVenetiis [Venice]: 1742A smart copy of the eighth edition of Ludwig Engel's informative work on the canon law of the Catholic Church.
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1876 Recueil de Cantiques a l'Usage des Eglises Evangeliques de FranceParis: 1876The scarce fifth edition of this French collection of hymns.
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1808-1824 2 vols in 1 Golwg ar y Cyfammodgras and Cynnorthwy i Ymdeithwyr SeionMerthyr Tydfil : 1808-1824Two volumes of interesting religious works in Welsh.
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1762 Nouvelle Version des Psaumes Faite sur le Texte HebreuParis: 1762The first edition of this scholarly edition of the psalms of David, the result of a collaboration of several orientalists, but generally credited to Louis de Poix.
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1855-1864 2 vols in 1 Hymnau and BriwsionAbertawy: 1855-1864Two scarce Welsh volumes one of hymns and one of poems.
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1843 Gŵyl y pererinion, neu, Draethawd ar santeiddiad y SabbathAbertawy: 1843A scarce first edition copy of this Welsh religious work by John Davies.
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1828 Jacin a BoazLlanrwst: 1828A first edition copy of this very scarce Welsh edition of this work summarising the doctrine established by Jesus Christ in the New Testament.
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1830-1836 Four Welsh Texts: Y Cawg Aur; Y Fam Gartref; Sylwedd Pregeth; Dechreuad a Chynnydd CrefyddAbertawy; Llanelli; Albion-Wasg: 1830-1836A collection of four very scarce Welsh language texts from the mid nineteenth century.
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1724 Hugo Grotius: De Veritate Religionis ChristianaeHagae Comitis [The Hague]: 1724An early eighteenth century edition of Hugo Grotius's popular politico-theological work on the Christian religion.
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1797 Benedicti XIV. Pont. Opt. Max. Olim Prosperi Card. De LambertinisVenetiis: 1797A religious text on the important practices of Pope Benedict XIV, the fifth Latin edition.
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1773 Mynegeir YsgrythurolCaerfyrddin [Carmarthen]: 1773The first edition of this very scarce Welsh language concordance to the Welsh bible, by prominent Welsh Methodist leader Peter Williams.