Protestantism - Lot 705

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Protestantism - Lot 705
Protestantism RAEMOND (Florimond de) The History of the Birth, Progres and Decadence of the Heresy of this century. Rouen, Loudet, 1629. In-4. Small stains throughout the work. Contemporary glazed brown speckled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, head cover restored, red title page, gilt roulette on the edges, red speckled edges. Virulent attack against the Reformation, corrected, finished and published by the author's son. A French controversialist lawyer and historian from Agen, Councillor at the Parliament of Bordeaux, Raemond had converted to Protestantism in his youth under the influence of Theodore de Bèze but changed his mind and became a fervent defender of the Catholic faith; he fought the Protestants with zeal throughout his life. The original edition was published in 1605.
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