Jean Pontas - Dictionnaire de cas de conscience - 1741

Dictionary of Cases of Conscience

Paris, at G. F. Quillau, 1741
New edition revised, corrected and augmented by the author
Set in 3 volumes bound in full period leather
Folio format 41x26 cm
Approximately 3000 pages

Important work of moral theology and canon law written by Abbot Jean Pontas, renowned doctor of canon law and penitentiary of the Church of Paris. This monumental “Dictionary of Cases of Conscience” gathers the decisions and reflections relating to the most significant difficulties touching Christian morality and ecclesiastical discipline.

The work draws its sources from the Scriptures, the Councils, the Fathers of the Church, papal decretals as well as the the works of the great theologians and canonists. A genuine erudite compilation of the 18th century, it constitutes a remarkable testimony of religious and legal thought under the Ancien Régime.

This Paris edition of 1741 is illustrated with engraved headpieces and printed on fine laid paper. The volumes are bound in an elegant full brown leather binding of the period, adorned with rich gilt decorations on the spine with raised bands, with red title and volume labels.

The set enchants with its authenticity and its old-world charm, ideal for collectors of religious books, canon law, or early bibliophilia.

Condition:

Full leather bindings of the period with raised bands
Spine richly ornamented with gilding
Red title labels well preserved
Interior pages fresh with no foxing or damp
Solid copy despite the passage of time
Very good overall condition for an 18th-century work