Besse - Theological Conceptions On The Octave Of The Holy Sacrament. Made In Pont-à-mousson In 1614

BESSE (Pierre de) - Theological conceptions on the octave of the holy sacrament & main feasts from Easter to All Saints' Day. Follow-up of theological conceptions on the main festivals from All Saints' Day to Easter. Pont-à-Mousson, Melchior Bernard, 1614; in-8, missing the 1st title page, XVI-616 pp. + table of contents, 344 pp. + table of contents, period full calfskin binding, spine decorated with three raised bands, marbled edges, cold-stamped boards gilded with a laurel wreath. Hoefer NBG V/809, Brunet I/828. Two volumes bound into one. Handwritten annotations on the first blank page, Bookplates and stamps from religious institutes. Beautiful Mussipontaine print with annotations printed in the large margins. Pierre de Besse, born in 1567 in Meymond, village of Laroche-près-Feyt, and died on November 11, 1639 in Paris, is a French priest, preacher of King Louis XIII, passed to posterity for his sermons and works published at the beginning from the 17th century. With this notoriety, he became the preacher of the Prince of Condé then of King Louis XIII in 1611. In 1618, he was named canon of the Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. He died in 1639 in Paris and was buried in front of the pulpit of the Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. First edition. The first engraved title page is missing, but fortunately the title page of the rest of the designs is preserved in the work.