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Les provinciales, ou, Les lettres escrites par Louis de Montalte a un provincial de ses amis et aux RR. PP. Iesuites : avec la Theologie morale des dits peres & nouveaux casuistes, representée par leur prattique [et] par leurs livres : diuisée en cinq parties.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662.
- Standardized Title:
- Provinciales
- Language:
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Jesuits--Controversial literature--Early works to 1800.
- Jesuits.
- Jansenists--Early works to 1800.
- Jansenists.
- Port-Royal des Champs (Abbey).
- Catholic Church--Doctrines.
- Catholic Church.
- Catholic Church--Apologetic works.
- Apologetics--Early works to 1800.
- Apologetics.
- Genre:
- Apologetic writings.
- Controversial literature.
- Penn Provenance:
- Bonval (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages, 320 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 328, 493 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 18 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Lettres escrites par Louis de Montalte a un provincial de ses amis et aux RR. PP. Iesuites
- Place of Publication:
- A Cologne : Chez Nicholas Schoute [that is, Jean Elzevier], MDCLIX [1659]
- Notes:
- Louis de Montalte is a pseudonym used by Blaise Pascal.
- False imprint: actually printed by Jean Elzevir. Cf. Copinger; Rahir. Device on t.p. is that of Jean Elzevier (Rahir, p. 432, n. 52); as is the head-piece on p. [3], first count (Rahir, p. 426, no. 8).
- Published in 2 vols. Cf. Copinger; Rahir.
- One of two states of this edition; this one has 493 p. in the last section instead of 415 p.
- "La theologie morale" has special t.p.; parts 1-3 and 4-5 are combined with separate pagination and signatures. Title page reads: La theologie morale des Iesuites et nouveaux casvistes: representée par leur prattique, [et] par leurs liures: condamnée il y a déja long-temps par plusieurs censures, decrets d'Vniuersitez, & arrests de cours souveraines: nouvellement combattüe par les Curez de France, et censurée par vn grand nombre de prélats, & par des facultez de theologie catoliques; diuisée en cinq parties, qui se peuvent voir en la page suiuant. A Cologne, Chez Nicolas Schoute, MDCLIX.
- Signatures: *⁸ (*1 blank) A-V⁸, ²[dagger]² A-V⁸ X⁴ a-2b⁸ 2c⁸(-2c8) 2d-2h⁸.
- Woodcuts: device; initials; head- and tail-pieces.
- Published in Leiden.
- Local Notes:
- Library copy bound in 1 vol.
- Binding: contemporary full vellum.
- Ms. inscription on front pastedown.
- Cited in:
- Copinger, H.B. Elzevier Press, 3501
- Willems, A. Elzevier, 856
- Rahir, E. Elzevier, 853
- Berghman, G. Suppl. à Willems, 258
- OCLC:
- 33000020
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