Jacques-Benigne Bossuet - El Celebre Catecismo de la Doctrina Christiana

Madrid, Andres Ortega, 1776. Vellum. A Spanish translation of Jacques-Benigne Bossuet's study of the Catholic catechisms, an interesting religious work. In Spanish.Originally written in French, translated here into Spanish by Miguel Joseph Fernandez.A study of the Catholic catechism, an important religious exposition.This work was moderate in tone, some antis attacking Bossuet for watering down Catholic dogmas to suit a more Protestant taste.By Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, a French bishop and theologian. He was the court preacher for Louis XIV.Bound without the etching sheet, as called for by WorldCat. In a full vellum binding. Externally, generally smart, with some discolouration and marks to the boards, as is usual with vellum binding. Vellum to the front board is a little wrinkled. Small cracks to the joints. Numerical ink to the spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Stamp to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with some odd spots. Prior owner's ink note to the title page. Small chip to the first leaf of text, with a little loss of text. Faint tidemark to the first few pages. The occasional stamp to the text. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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