Drexel Geremia - Recta Intentio - 1634

Drexel Geremia. Recta Intentio omnium humanarum actionum amussis. Cologne, Cornelio von Egmond, 1634. A rare seventeenth-century edition of the famous treatise on ethics and symbolism by the celebrated German literary figure and writer. The work addresses the theme of recta intentio, arguing that the value of every human act depends not only on the external act, but on the purity of the inner intention. Binding in modern buckram in antique style. Title in gold inlay on the spine. Artistic engraved title page. Illustrated with two full-page emblematic plates. Dimensions 12x7, pages 12 unnumbered, 416, 2 unnumbered. Excellent condition.