Flechier

1693 · 56613 — à Paris: Chez Jean Anisson 1693. Fine. Chez Jean Anisson à Paris 1693 20 x 26.50 cm relié First edition rare adorned with a portrait frontispiece by Delinck and illustrated with 6 title head-pieces and 6 tail-pieces by Sébastien Le Clerc. Printer's device on title page with the fleur-de-lys of Florence. Armorial copy of Charles Henri Comte de Hoym Imperial Count and Ambassador of Saxony and representative of Poland in France. He was a celebrated bibliophile and acquired numerous copies during his long stay in France. The Techener bookshop Librairie de la société des bibliophiles published a life of the Count in 1880. The sale of his library took place in 1738 in 58 sessions at the hôtel de Longueville. Full blonde calf binding early 18th century. Spine with raised bands richly decorated. Red morocco title label. Interior fillet. Head and tail caps and joints very finely restored. On title page and on the portrait arms scraped certainly during the Revolution. Light foxing. Very handsome copy. The work appeared only a few days after Marsolier's Histoire de Ximenez and the comparison sparked a controversy lasting until the 19th century. While Fléchier's work tends to illustrate the Cardinal's saintliness Marsolier's more critical addresses ""libertines that party of philosophers who were beginning to raise their heads"". Religious reformer and politician Ximénès Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros was appointed Grand Inquisitor of Spain and governor of Castile; he showed much temperance in his administration of the inquisition and his policy towards the Moors. Originally a Franciscan monk not forgetting his origins he aimed for a profound reform of the clergy towards greater morality. He died in 1517 after distinguishing himself on all fronts education politics. He is one of the major figures in the history of Spain at the end of the 15th century. Ex libris Jacques Vieillard. Bookseller's label Moquet in Bordeaux. NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours. Chez Jean Anisson hardcover