John Gregory - The History of the Flagellants - 1777

The History of the Flagellants; or, The Advantages of Discipline: Being a Paraphrase and Commentary on the Historia Flagellantium of the Abbé Boileau, Doctor of the Sorbonne, Canon of the Holy Chapel, etc.

This is a free paraphrase and commentary on the work Historia Flagellantium by Abbot Boileau (1679), a treatise on the moral and religious significance of flagellation.
The tone is ironic and critical, typical of late 18th-century English Enlightenment literature.
Book in good condition with a leather cover showing some signs of wear and a loosened front zipper. The inner pages are fresh and clean, with some signs of marginal dampness. The illustrations are well-contrasted.