Anonyme - L'Avocat du Diable ou mémoire historiques et critiques sur la vie et sur la légende - 1743

Rare edition of this anonymous work that belongs to eighteenth-century historical and religious literature, marked by the development of critical thinking and by the controversies surrounding papal authority, ecclesiastical traditions, and the interpretation of events of the Middle Ages -

Its main subject is the life of Gregory VII, pope from 1073 to 1085, born Hildebrand, a major figure in the history of the Latin Church and an iconic figure of the so-called Gregorian reform -

Through the examination of his life and legend, the work invites us to distinguish historical events from the narratives transmitted by religious traditions, partisan interpretations, and the representations constructed over the centuries -

Anonymous - The Devil’s Advocate or historical memoirs and critiques on the life and legend of Pope Gregory VII - 1743 - Volume III - In Saint-Pourçain -
390 Pages.

Good binding condition, the work in its full period morocco with marble (leather) binding, wear from use, some minor defects on the boards and spine, splits on the first hinge and on the lower cap, worn corners, red edges, spine with raised bands, gilded titling and volume numbering on morocco inlay, cold-stamped fillets framing the boards -

Good interior condition, browning, work enriched with a title-engraving, fairly clean text, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasing copy -

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