Saint Augustin - Les Confessions de S. Augustin - 1686

Rare edition of one of the most important texts in Christian literature, Western thought, and spiritual autobiography, a work in which Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, undertakes to recount his personal journey from childhood to his conversion to Christianity and his entry into a life devoted to God -

Composed at the end of the 4th century, the Confessions are however not an autobiography in the modern sense, for Augustine's life narrative is continually oriented toward the recognition of divine action and toward the inner examination of man confronted with his passions, his errors, his desire for truth and his quest for happiness -

In the early books, Augustine returns to his childhood, his education, his first lessons and the faults he attributes to this period, notably through a very deep reflection on memory, desire and the formation of personality -

Saint Augustine - The Confessions of S. Augustine - 1686 - Jean Baptiste Coignard -
XXXVII + 864 Pages + Table.

Good condition of the binding, work in its full period calfskin leather, wear from use, a few minor defects on covers and spine, fore-edge split, missing headcaps, corners worn, red edges, back with gilt tooling, gilded title on a red morocco leather piece -

Good interior condition, browning, beautiful engraving on title page, pretty headbands, nice initial caps, marbled endpapers in decent condition, good copy -

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