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18865059Paris: Librairie Hachette 1886. First Edition. A beautiful copy of this portfolio containing 34 unnumbered leaves loose in folds with the text by Renan and the etchings by Bida. The text pages are numbered 38 but plates index and blanks are not hence discrepancy with number of leaves. Example on Papier Vélin. Including eight full page plates preceded by captioned glassine guard and 16 large initials. each with tissue protection. These are completed by 12 culs de lampe by Gustave Greaux. Finally a beautiful engraved second title and a vignette to the title page. WorldCat includes the engraved title as a plate so sometimes nine plates are mentioned. Complete. The portfolio has a cloth spine and cream paper covered boards. This is in very good condition with a little rubbing and marking only. Original ties are intact. Internally the work is in beautiful condition clean and tidy with no significant flaws. Alexandre Bida 1813–1895 was a French painter draughtsman watercolorist and lithographer renowned for his Orientalist art and book illustrations. Born in Toulouse and trained under Eugène Delacroix Bida travelled extensively in the Middle East-including Syria Greece and Turkey. He is particularly known for his Biblical illustrations. 50cm x 38cm. Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 279521. . Première édition. Très bel exemplaire de ce portfolio contenant 34 feuillets non numérotés libres dans les plis avec le texte de Renan et les eaux-fortes de Bida. Les pages de texte sont numérotées 38 mais les planches l'index et les blancs ne le sont pas d'où la différence avec le nombre de feuilles. Exemple sur Papier Vélin. Comprenant huit planches à pleine page précédées d'une garde légendée en glassine et 16 grandes initiales. chacune avec protection en tissu. Elles sont complétées par 12 culs de lampe de Gustave Greaux. Enfin un beau second titre gravé et une vignette à la page de titre. WorldCat inclut le titre gravé comme une planche ce qui fait que l'on mentionne parfois neuf planches. Le portfolio a un dos en tissu et des planches couvertes de papier crème. Il est en très bon état avec seulement quelques frottements et marques. Les attaches d'origine sont intactes. L'intérieur de l'ouvrage est en très bon état propre et bien rangé sans aucun défaut notable. Alexandre Bida 1813-1895 était un peintre dessinateur aquarelliste et lithographe français réputé pour son art orientaliste et ses illustrations de livres. Né à Toulouse et formé par Eugène Delacroix Bida a beaucoup voyagé au Moyen-Orient notamment en Syrie en Grèce et en Turquie. Il est particulièrement connu pour ses illustrations bibliques. 50cm x 38cm. Conforme à WorldCat / OCLC : 279521. Librairie Hachette hardcover
1862JC16184Paris 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo; pp. 77; t.e.g. Bound in half green morocco for author Henry Harrisse peacock marbled covers the foot of each spine with his monogram. Some rubbing along spine but overall a near fine copy. The memoir of the author's sister. Privately printed and limited to 100 copies. Rare. This copy incribed to Henry Harrisse by the author with an additional autograph sentiment to Harrisse pasted in at the front and several printed and manuscript pieces relating to the Renan family tipped in at the rear. Many of Henry Harisse's early writings are devoted to Renan. He mingled in French literary circles where he met and formed a close friendship with George Sand among others. A superb association copy. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br/><br/> hardcover
1870JC16182Paris: Michel Levy Freres 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to; pp. 304. Original wrappers bound in to contemporary brown cloth spine lettered in black. Illustrated edition of this PMM work by the French philosopher Renan. This copy warmly inscribed by him to author Henry Harrisse twice on the front wrapper and then again on the half-title; Harrisse has added a note of his own at the bottom of this page. 60 illustrations by Durand. Many of Henry Harisse's early writings are devoted to Renan. He mingled in French literary circles where he met and formed a close friendship with George Sand among others. A superb association copy. <br/><br/> Michel Levy Freres hardcover
188376216Paris: Calmann Lévy 1883. Fine. Calmann Lévy Paris 1883 14 x 23 cm relié First edition. Half brown morocco binding spine with five raised bands showing light rubbing marbled boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Some foxing. Our copy contains an autograph letter dated and signed by Ernest Renan addressed to a friend who has just lost his mother and whom he attempts to comfort. Calmann Lévy hardcover
1863218018Paris: Michel Lévy Freres 1863. First edition. 4 lix 1 462 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary quarter purple morocco and boards. Very good. First edition. 4 lix 1 462 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Renan's Romantic conception of the historical Christ as a sort of gentle pastoral Jewish philosopher aroused a storm of controversy and was ". an immediate and resounding success both at home and abroad . In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition . Immediate success was partly a succès de scandale but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence." - Printing and the Mind of Man. PMM 352; En français dans le texte 285 Michel Lévy Freres unknown
1888951898Paris: Calman Lévy éditeur 1888. leather_bound. Sehr gut. 3 1 weiße V 1 weiße 566 1 1 weiße Seiten. Privater Ganzleder Handeinband mit Goldprägung und dreiseitigem Goldschnitt. Octavo. 215 x 133 mm Deckel stellenweise kaum merklich berieben. Innen durchgehend papierbedingt stockfleckig. Schöner äußerst dekorativer Meistereinband. Erste Ausgabe. "Ernest Renan geb. 27. Februar 1823 in Tréguier Côtes-d'Armor; gest. 2. Oktober 1892 in Paris war ein französischer Schriftsteller Historiker Archäologe Religionswissenschaftler und Orientalist und Mitglied der Académie française." Wikipedia. Handgefertigter olivbrauner Maroquinband 222 x 144 x 36 mm mit fünf erhabenen Bünden auf dem Rücken auf zweitem Feld Verfasser und Titel am Fuß das Jahr die anderen mit reicher fleuraler Vergoldung kleinen Kreisen Sternen und Randlinien. Die Deckel mit dreifachem Randrahmen aus Linienvergoldung; Stehkantenvergoldung reiche Innenkantenvergoldung dreifarbige handgestochene Kapitale; Goldschnitt; Vorsätze aus Kammarmorpapier. Mit Buchbinderstempel signiert auf dem vorderen Ledereinschlag unten: Riviere & Son. Inhalt des Bandes: Caliban suite de La Tempête i. e. eine Satire auf Gambetta; L'Eau de Jouvence suite de Caliban; Le Prêtre de Nemi; L'Abesse de Jouarre; 1802 Dialogue des morts; Le Jour de l'an 1886 Prologue au ciel. - First edition. Contemporary olive morocco spine with five raised bands panelled and lettered in gilt richly gilt with gilt fleural tools and lines boards with gilt line panels. All edges gilt marbled endleaves. Bound by Riviere & Son and signed on lower turn-in. Foxed due to quality of paper. A very decorative binding. Robert Riviere 30 Juni 1808 London - 12 April 1882 London was an English bookbinder of Huguenot descent. Relié par Riviere & Son. - RFM. - Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage oder auf unserer Homepage. Wegen Urlaub kann Ihre Bestellung / Anfrage erst nach dem 21.06.2026 bearbeitet werden. - Because of holidays your order / question can be handled only after 06/21/2026. Calman Lévy, éditeur hardcover
1882951897Paris: Calman Lévy éditeur 1882. leather_bound. Sehr gut. 3 1 weiße CXII 200 Seiten. Privater Ganzleder Handeinband mit Goldprägung und dreiseitigem Goldschnitt. Octavo. 217 x 133 mm Vordergelenk mit minimalen Wurmstich unten. Innen durchgehend papierbedingt hell stockfleckig. Schöner äußerst dekorativer Meistereinband. "Ernest Renan geb. 27. Februar 1823 in Tréguier Côtes-d'Armor; gest. 2. Oktober 1892 in Paris war ein französischer Schriftsteller Historiker Archäologe Religionswissenschaftler und Orientalist und Mitglied der Académie française." Wikipedia. Handgefertigter olivbrauner Maroquinband 223 x 143 x 29 mm mit fünf erhabenen Bünden auf dem Rücken auf zweitem Feld Verfasser und Titel am Fuß das Jahr die anderen mit reicher fleuraler Vergoldung kleinen Kreisen Sternen und Randlinien. Die Deckel mit dreifachem Randrahmen aus Linienvergoldung; Stehkantenvergoldung reiche Innenkantenvergoldung dreifarbige handgestochene Kapitale; Goldschnitt; Vorsätze aus Kammarmorpapier. Signiert auf dem vorderen Ledereinschlag unten: Riviere & Son. Das Buch ist eine reimlose rhythmische Übersetzung des Buches Hiob. Renan setzt die Entstehung noch relativ früh ins achte vorchristliche Jahrhundert an auch für ihn sind die Elihu-Teile Hinzufügungen. - Contemporary olive morocco spine with five raised bands panelled and lettered in gilt richly gilt with gilt fleural tools and lines boards with gilt line panels. All edges gilt marbled endleaves. Bound by Riviere & Son and signed on lower turn-in. Foxed due to quality of paper. A very decorative binding. Robert Riviere 30 Juni 1808 London - 12 April 1882 London was an English bookbinder of Huguenot descent. - Relié par Riviere & Son. - RFM. - Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage oder auf unserer Homepage. Wegen Urlaub kann Ihre Bestellung / Anfrage erst nach dem 21.06.2026 bearbeitet werden. - Because of holidays your order / question can be handled only after 06/21/2026. Calman Lévy, éditeur hardcover
188486688Bellevue Meudon 1884. Fine. Bellevue Meudon 17 Octobre 1884 13 x 20.50 cm une page sur un double feuillet Autograph letter dated and signed by Ernest Renan to Louis Liard then director of higher education at the Ministry of Public Instruction 14 lines in black ink and on letterhead of the Collège de France of which he has been administrator since the previous year. Postal fold mark inherent to mailing a small tear at the head of the letter at the date level. Ernest Renan requests a meeting in order to discuss with his correspondent the future of the Collège de France: ""Oserai-je vous prier de me fixer l'heure et le jour où je pourrai sans vous déranger vous entretenir de quelques affaires très importantes pour le Collège de France et qui sont assez pressées ."" ""Dare I ask you to set the time and day when I could without disturbing you discuss with you some very important matters for the Collège de France which are rather urgent."" Louis Liard noted in pencil in the upper left corner of the letter: La 1ere lettre que j'ai reçu de Renan. The first letter I received from Renan. unknown
1863LD5831Paris: Michel Levy Freres 1863. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. pp. 462. Foxing at the front and back but what makes this copy is special is that it is a Rene Kieffer binding. Three quarter brown morocco and marbled paper over boards. With stamp and bookplate of Rene Kieffer Paris. Top right corner bumped but a very good copy. <br/><br/> Michel Levy Freres hardcover
1891DOUGHTYC015021Imprimerie Nationale Paris. 1891. First edition. Quarto. 308 pages. Six-page Introduction "Documents �pigraphiques recueillis dans le Nord de l'Arabie par M. Charles Doughty" by Ernest Renan. Original blue wrappers printed label on spine.Contains "Note de. M. Doughty sur son Voyage" which despite the French title is in English 29 pages; also "Transcription et Traduction des Inscriptions Nabat�ennes de Meda�n-Salih in French and Hebrew 18 pages "Transcription des Notes contenues dans les Planches" in English 9 pages. 57 plates these being facsimiles of notes and drawings of rubbings which Doughty made from carved rock inscriptions maps and drawings 9 folding photogravures of inscriptions. The reason this was published in France was that Doughty had tried without success to sell the Nabatean inscriptions he had collected to the British Museum and the Royal Geographical Society. Meanwhile the French philologist Ernest Renan was in the process of preparing a work on Semitic inscriptions for the Academie des Inscriptions and offered Doughty the opportunity of publication. Renan later deciphered these using Doughty's transcriptions. A number of the plates in this book which are of superb quality were used for later editions of Arabia Deserta. The rest of the volume is devoted to E. Am�lineau's "Notice sur le Papyrus Gnostique Bruce".Wrappers chipped and torn at edges. Spine cracked and discoloured. Apart from minor water-staining to the lower margins of four maps internally a bright and clean copy. Very good. Very scarce. Imprimerie Nationale, Paris. unknown
1887951899Paris: Calman Lévy éditeur 1887. leather_bound. Sehr gut. 3 1 weiße V 1 weiße 412 Seiten. Privater Ganzleder Handeinband mit Goldprägung und dreiseitigem Goldschnitt. Octavo. 217 x 133 mm Vorderdeckel kaum merklich berieben oberes Kapital minimal bestoßen. Innen durchgehend papierbedingt stockfleckig. Schöner äußerst dekorativer Meistereinband. Erste Ausgabe. Mit seiner wichtigen Rede vom 11. März 1882 in der Sorbonne: Qu'est-ce qu'une nation Was ist eine Nation Seiten 277-310 und streitbaren Texten zu Judentum und Islam. - "Ernest Renan geb. 27. Februar 1823 in Tréguier Côtes-d'Armor; gest. 2. Oktober 1892 in Paris war ein französischer Schriftsteller Historiker Archäologe Religionswissenschaftler und Orientalist und Mitglied der Académie française." Wikipedia. Handgefertigter olivbrauner Maroquinband 223 x 143 x 33 mm mit fünf erhabenen Bünden auf dem Rücken auf zweitem Feld Verfasser und Titel am Fuß das Jahr die anderen mit reicher fleuraler Vergoldung kleinen Kreisen Sternen und Randlinien. Die Deckel mit dreifachem Randrahmen aus Linienvergoldung; Stehkantenvergoldung reiche Innenkantenvergoldung dreifarbige handgestochene Kapitale; Goldschnitt; Vorsätze aus Kammarmorpapier. Mit Buchbinderstempel signiert auf dem vorderen Ledereinschlag unten: Riviere & Son. Inhalt des Buches: Préface; Discours de réception à l'Académie française 3 avril 1871; Lettre à un ami d'Allemagne Journal des Débats 16 avril 1879; Réponse au discours de réception de M. Pasteur 27 avril 1882; Réponse au discours de réception de M. Cherbuliez 25 mai 1882; Réponse au discours de réceptionde M. de Lesseps 23 avril 1885; Rapport sur les prix de vertu lu dans la séance publique annuelle de l'Académie Française le 4 août 1881; Discours prononcé le 7 août 1883 à la distribution des prix du lycée Louis-le-Grand; Discours prononcé à Tréguier le 2 août 1884; Discours prononcé à Quiraper le 17 août 1885; Discours à la conférence Scientia Banquet en l'honneur de M. Berthelot 26 novembre 1885; Discours à l'Association des étudiants le 15 mai 1886; Adieu à Tourguéneff prononcé à la gare du chemin de fer du Nord le 1er octobre 1883; Discours prononcé au Collège de France pour l'inauguration du médaillon de MM. Michelet Quinet Mickiewicz le 13 avril 1884; Discours prononcé aux funérailles de M. Stanislas Guyard professeur au Collège de France le 9 septembre 1884; Discours prononcé au nom de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres aux funérailles de M. Yillcmain le 10 mai 1870; Qu'est-ce qu'une nation Conférence faite en Sorbonne le il mars 1882; Identité originelle et séparation graduelle du judaïsme et du christianisme Conférence faite à la Société des études juives le 26 mai 1883; Le Judaïsme comme race et comme religion Conférence faite au cercle Saint-Simon le 27 janvier 1883; L'Islamisme et la science Conférence faite à la Sorbonne le 29 mars 1883; Appendice à la précédente conférence. First edition. Contemporary olive morocco spine with five raised bands panelled and lettered in gilt richly gilt with gilt fleural tools and lines boards with gilt line panels. All edges gilt marbled endleaves. Bound by Riviere & Son and signed on lower turn-in. Foxed due to quality of paper. A very decorative binding. Robert Riviere 30 Juni 1808 London - 12 April 1882 London was an English bookbinder of Huguenot descent. Relié par Riviere & Son. - RFM. - Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage oder auf unserer Homepage. Wegen Urlaub kann Ihre Bestellung / Anfrage erst nach dem 21.06.2026 bearbeitet werden. - Because of holidays your order / question can be handled only after 06/21/2026. Calman Lévy, éditeur hardcover
189937009Paris: Edouard Pelletan 1899. Fine. Edouard Pelletan Paris 1899 20 x 27 cm broché Edition with original compositions by H. Bellery-Desfontaines engraved by Eugène Froment one of 400 numbered copies. A very good copy. Edouard Pelletan unknown
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1890155786Paris: Calmann Lévy 1890. A fresh example of the deluxe issue on Holland paper First edition deluxe issue number 3 of 30 copies on Holland paper. One of Renan's earliest compositions L'Avenir de la science "The Future of Science" is arguably his most liberal work presenting the young philosopher's meditations on scientific naturalism and his belief in the importance of the history of religion: premises which laid the foundations for his later career. L'Avenir de la science was written between May 1848 and July 1849 inspired by the February Revolution. It was not published however until two years before the author's death when it appeared with a more recently written preface in which Renan reflected on the development of his views. "Renan's few disappointments in his earlier work aside it was this obstinate belief in the perfectibility of humanity through science that made L'Avenir de la science one of the touchstone books for understanding the intellectual hubris that marked the first generation of French positivists and that was subsequently passed on to the founders of the Third Republic" Roe p. 41. This deluxe issue is not noted by Vicaire who records only the regular edition in octavo and with the same pagination priced at 7 fr. 50. We have also traced a different format at auction: 20 numbered copies on Imperial Japanese paper. Of the five appearances of this title at auction none have been examples on Holland paper. Large octavo 255 x 175 mm. Contemporary pale pink quarter cloth marbled sides green spine label bound to preserve the "en carré" format retaining its wide margins and uncut edges. Spine sunned ends bumped extremities lightly worn endpapers first and last leaves and a few margins browned else internally bright and crisp a handful of pencil marginal annotations and marks. A fresh and well-preserved copy. Vicaire Manuel de l'amateur de livres du XIXe siècle VI 1035. Glenn H. Roe The Passion of Charles Péguy: Literature Modernity and the Crisis of Historicism 2014. hardcover
1863184731Paris: Michel Lévy Frères 1863. The most important book of the century First edition of a work with profound and lasting cultural repercussions which took its lead from German higher criticism and pictured Jesus through the lens of historical rationalism upsetting both ecclesiastical authorities and secular nationalists. Vie de Jésus was an extraordinary literary event selling 146000 copies in the first 18 months 10 printings in the first year and being translated almost at once into numerous other languages. The book was intended as the first book in the eight-volume series Histoire des Origines du Christianisme and contains a series half-title to that effect. Renan was persuaded by his sister Henriette to write the work. He began it with her help while they were travelling through Syria - where she died of a fever that nearly claimed his life as well. The book is dedicated to her memory. Years earlier Renan had written "I envy the man who shall evoke from the past the origins of Christianity. Such a writer would compose the most important book of the century." Octavo 216 x 134 mm. Contemporary purple quarter grosgrain roan purple morocco-grain cloth sides framed in blind marbled endpapers. Green cloth folding case. A touch of wear to extremities else a fine copy. En français dans le texte 285; Printing and the Mind of Man 352. hardcover
1863170<b>FIRST EDITION. Royal 8vo Contemporary red half-calf with raised bands and marbled boards and marbled interior. Half-title is present. 462 pp. 1 leaf colophon. the leather is a little cracked along the front board but exhibits no weakness. True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. The book's controversial position that the life of Jesus should be written like the life of any historic person and that the Bible could and should be subject to the same critical scrutiny as other historical documents caused some controversy and enraged many Christians. This is a scarce copy which has all SIXTY WOODCUTS from the 1870 illustrated edition bound in. How this came to be is a mystery. Housed in a morocco-backed slipcase with chemise. A very attractive copy. </b> Michel Lévy Frères hardcover
186352490Paris Michel Lévy Frères 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a nice contemporary red halfcalf with five raised bands to spine with blindstamped borders to compartments. A very nice copy also with the often lacking half-title "Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier". 4 LIX 462 pp. 1 leaf colophon. <br/><br/><em>True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. "In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the "Origins of Christianity" which he continued with "The Apostles" 1866 "Saint Paul" 1869 "The Anti-Christ" 1873 "The Gospels" 1877 "The Christian Church" 1879 and "Marcus Aurelius" 1881 but none of these emulated the success of the "Life of Jesus". Immediate success was partly a "succès de scandale" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence." PMM 352. This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. "It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle albeit oracular visionary his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man but not the Son of God. In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars; and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success." PMM 352. "C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan 1823-1892 et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme". on peut considérer cette "Vie de Jésus" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui au point de vue "scientifique" est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen" Laffont-Bompiani IV:681. Apart from causing a world-wide scandal the work was also a world-wide success and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting charming descriptions of sceneries its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. "Il faut ajouter que la "Vie de Jésus" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps; le charme de la peinture des paysages le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages des seductions du style enfin n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre." Laffont-Bompiani IV:681. Ernest Renan 1823-1892 was a French philologist philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old he was trained by the Church but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies e.g. Hebrew he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. "He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions." Printing and the Mind of Man 352. In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece "Averroës et l'Averroisme" he was offered employment at the "Bibliothèque Nationale" at the manuscript department. In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment inspired by the Clerical party he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. </em> hardcover
186352577Paris Michel Lévy Frères 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a very nice contemporary red half calf with five raised bands to spine blindstamped borders to compartments and gilt title. Light occassional brownspotting but overall a very nice clean and tight copy in- as well as externally. With the half-title present "Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier". 4 LIX 1 462 pp. 1 leaf colophon. <br/><br/><em>True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared - Renan's masterpiece which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. "In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the "Origins of Christianity" which he continued with "The Apostles" 1866 "Saint Paul" 1869 "The Anti-Christ" 1873 "The Gospels" 1877 "The Christian Church" 1879 and "Marcus Aurelius" 1881 but none of these emulated the success of the "Life of Jesus". Immediate success was partly a "succès de scandale" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence." PMM 352. This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. "It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle albeit oracular visionary his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man but not the Son of God. In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars; and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success." PMM 352. "C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan 1823-1892 et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme". on peut considérer cette "Vie de Jésus" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui au point de vue "scientifique" est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen" Laffont-Bompiani IV:681. Apart from causing a world-wide scandal the work was also a world-wide success and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting charming descriptions of sceneries its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. "Il faut ajouter que la "Vie de Jésus" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps; le charme de la peinture des paysages le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages des seductions du style enfin n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre." Laffont-Bompiani IV:681. Ernest Renan 1823-1892 was a French philologist philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old he was trained by the Church but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies e.g. Hebrew he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. "He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions." Printing and the Mind of Man 352. In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece "Averroës et l'Averroisme" he was offered employment at the "Bibliothèque Nationale" at the manuscript department. In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment inspired by the Clerical party he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. </em> hardcover
1882457838Paris; Paris; Venice: Dunod; Calamann Lévy; S. Lazarus 1882. Hardcover. Very Good. Three works in one volume: Lalanne’s Exposé de Deux Méthodes in the original wrapper inscribed to a French soldier; the scarce first edition of Renan’s important 1882 lecture: Qu’est-Ce Qu’une Nation; and the second edition of Armenian Popular Songs in English and Armenian. The first work is complete as issued in the original printed wrapper: pp. 36 with two folded plates at the back. Inscribed by Lalanne a noted mathematician and engineer to “Lieutenant Caillard†on front wrap and title page; the second work is bound in without the wrapper beginning with the half-title leaf: pp. 4 30; the third work lacks the title page: pp. 83 1 index. Octavo. Bound in contemporary quarter leather and marbled paper over boards spine lettered in gold marbled endpapers edges sprinkled red. Later owner’s name in ink on verso of front free endpaper and contemporary small owner’s name in ink on front wrap of the first work. The spine back is crackling and worn along the joints very good with all three works in near fine condition. (Dunod; Calamann Lévy; S. Lazarus) hardcover
189870526Bureaux De La Gazette Dez Beaux-Arts. As New. 1898. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in French. 16 pages of text. 8 illustations within the text 3 illustrations outside the text. -- with a bonus offer-- . Bureaux De La Gazette Dez Beaux-Arts paperback
