P. Antoine Girard - Les peintures sacrées sur la bible - 1657

Rare illustrated edition of this work by the preacher and religious author Pierre-Antoine Girard (1600–1668), which is part of the devotional and didactic tradition of the 17th century.

This book offers a series of meditations and spiritual representations inspired by the Scriptures, designed as true verbal paintings intended to make the biblical mysteries perceptible.

Girard develops a rhetorical and vivid art, aiming to translate the power of sacred stories into living images accessible to the faithful and cultivated readers.

This volume illustrates the encounter between devotional literature, baroque aesthetics, and Christian pedagogy, where the word becomes image to nourish contemplation and fervor.

P. Antoine Girard - The sacred paintings on the Bible - 1657 - Antoine De Sommaville
592 pages -

Good condition of the binding, the work in full sheepskin, with signs of use, mottled edges, a spine with raised bands beautifully decorated, with titling and author's name gilded.

Good interior condition, signs of dampness and some minor worm damage, attractive bands, beautiful initials, work enriched with fine engravings both within and outside the text, marbled endpapers in good condition.

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