François Vavasseur - Francisci Vavassoris e Soc. Jesu multiplex et varia Poesis, Antea sparsim edita : nunc in unum - 1683

Rarest original edition of this scholarly and literary compilation bringing together the Latin poetic works as well as François Vavasseur’s philological reflections, in a volume structured in two complementary parts devoted to poetry and to the analysis of language -

The first part gathers Latin poems composed by Vavasseur at different periods of his life, previously published in a scattered manner, and brings them together into a coherent whole designed to highlight his talent as a Neo-Latin poet in the humanist tradition of the Society of Jesus -

These poetic texts explore various religious, moral and literary themes, reflecting the author’s classical erudition as well as his concern to reconcile artistic expression with doctrinal rigor -

The second part, entitled De vi et usu quorumdam verborum, constitutes a philological treatise in which Vavasseur analyzes the use, force and nuances of certain Latin words, focusing on their correct employment in literature and their stylistic value -

François Vavasseur - Francisci Vavassoris e Soc. Jesu multiplex et varia Poesis, Antea sparsim edita : nunc in unum collecta. [Suivi de :] De vi et usu quorumdam verborum - 1683 - 2 parts in 1 volume - Claude Thiboust and Pierre Escalassan -
-> 258 pages

Good condition of the binding, a volume in its full brown speckled morocco original leather, wear from use, some minor defects on covers and spine, front hinge split, headcaps shaved, corners worn, stained edges, spine with raised bands and decorated compartments, gilt lettering, central arms medallion on the covers -

Good interior condition, some stains, handsome headbands, tailpieces, small vignette on the title page, original edition of these poetic writings including elegies, epigrams and the Heroides, and including a dedicatory epistle addressed by Jean Lucas to Ferdinand of Furstenberg, provenance: from the library of Pierre Daniel Huet, Bishop of Avranches (1630-1721), endpapers in acceptable condition with handwritten annotations on one endpaper -

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