Saint Augustin - Les Confessions de S. Augustin - 1696

Rare enriched edition with 8 fine title vignettes of one of the great texts of Christian literature and spiritual introspection, in which the author revisits his personal, intellectual and religious journey in order to show the path that gradually leads him from wandering to conversion and from the search for earthly truths to the discovery of God -

Written in the form of a long address to God, the Confessions do not merely recount a life, but offer a deep meditation on the human condition, the fragility of the will, sin, grace, memory, time and the desire to know the Creator -

The narrative begins with the childhood of Augustine, his early years in North Africa and his education, allowing us to understand the progressive formation of his character, of his intelligence and of his ambitions -

The author examines with great severity certain faults of his youth, notably petty larcenies, disordered desires, the pursuit of pleasures and attachment to worldly goods, not to satisfy autobiographical curiosity, but to analyze the inner mechanisms that drive man away from God -

Saint Augustine - The Confessions of S. Augustine - 1696 - Jean de Nully -
XXXVII + 864 p. + table

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full brown calf leather of the period, wear from use, some minor defects on covers and spine, split cords, headcap damaged with loss of material, corners worn, red-speckled edges, spine with raised n bands, gilded lettering on morocco inlay, gilded tooling on the edges -

Good interior condition, some stains and light damp traces, beautiful vignette on the title page, work enriched with 8 fine title vignettes, charming initial, endpapers in decent condition, good copy -

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