Histoire des Papes, depuis St. Pierre jusqu'a...
Benoit XIII inclusivement.
by Francois Bruys
5 volumes, complete set
The Hague, Scheurleer 1732-34
Size 7 3/4 by 10"
With engraved frontispiece, 5 title vignettes, and 1 text vignette.
Original leather with gilt decorated spines
First edition
Very good condition, minor wear.
- Francois Bruys (1708-1738) converted to Protestantism at the age of twenty, but returned to the fold of the church two years before his untimely death;
This change of heart had no influence on the ban on the work; the papal history was placed on the index in 1750 (Catalogue des ouvrages mis a l'index, 2nd ed., Paris 1826, p. 155 - Index librorum prohibitorum).
If it is truly based on the work of a Moorish man, given the generally high level of scholarship, it is surprising that the work was viewed so negatively - perhaps the author's false beliefs played a major role in this.
- Exlibris "Dampierre" in the first volume
Text in Latin



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