Rome et Lorette.
Tours. Mame et Cie. 1845. 8vo, 21.2cm, 3rd edition, 400p., engraved frontis & 2 engraved plate views, engraved vignette title, complete with half title, in contemporary full calf, elaborately pictorial decorated on the spine and covers, blind stamped borders, raised bands, marbled endpapers and edges, there is a chip on the spine edge of the bottom board, otherwise very good to fine copy, attractively contemporary binding, the Editor's Copy, (Ho2.2). Item #41174
The four gilt vignettes are in elaborated oval frame borders are of religious artifacts and are repeated on the bottom cover. (Ho2.2). ~ Bourquelot, Litt. fancaise V1-552. Louis Veuillot (1813-1883), was a historian, literary critic, journalist and the formidable chief editor of the newspaper, "L'Unzvers". A fervent Roman Catholic, he exposed his conservative views in his articles and publications. This particular work is a travel narrative about the author's personal experience in his youth when on a visit to Italy around 1838. As he encounters the history of the Catholic religion, its patron saints, its influence, he undergoes a spiritual re-awakening. This work also includes highly critical reflections contemporary society in France. As a convincing testimonial to rewards of religious conviction, this work went through several editions in the nineteenth-century.
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