Author: Priezac, Daniel de.
Title: Vindiciae gallicae adversus Alexandum Patricium Armacanum theologum.
Description: Paris : [s.n.], 1638. Contemp. limp vellum binding. [2],311,[5] pp.. With decorated initials, head and tailpieces. Old owner's entry on title; second half with a few small wormholes; pastedowns slightly damaged; weak on hinges, nevertheless a very good and clean copy. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - Main publication by Daniel de Priezac (1590-1662), against the theologian Alexander Patricius Armacanus (= Cornelius Jansenius), in which he argues that cardinal Richelieu, by proclaiming the supremacy of royal power and defending France's interests, was only defending the power and interests of the Catholic religion. The work was translated into French the following year by J. Baudoin under the title: Défense des droits et prérogatives des Roys de France contre Al. Patr. Armacan Théologien. Paris : Rocolet, 1639. Rare complete copy with different pagination and with other printer's device (not the sphere) from the same first year of publication as the bibliographical entry in Worldcat. Willaert 2069a.j

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