Roberto Filalete (Brenna Luigi). - Lettere critiche e filosofiche. Prima Edizione. - 1790

Roberto Filalete (Brenna Luigi). Theological, critical and philosophical letters. Florence, Stamperia Bonducciana, 1790. First edition. Rare original edition of the famous and controversial political-philosophical work by the Roman Jesuit Luigi Brenna under the pseudonym Roberto Filalete. The treatise addresses the delicate relationship between State and Church, audaciously attacking papal absolutism and supporting the rights of jurisdiction and the authority of the lay sovereign over persons, the goods and temporal affairs of the clergy, provoking violent reactions among the Catholic world and the papal court in particular. Rustic leather binding of the period. Engraved vignette on the frontispiece. Dimensions 20x14, pages 456. Excellent condition.