1683 Paradisus Animae by Merlo Horstius German ASCETICISM Illustrated Prayers

1683 Paradisus Animae by Merlo Horstius German ASCETICISM Illustrated Prayers

Jacob Merlo Horstius was a 17^th-century Cologne priest who was best known for his works on asceticism. One of his more notable works was ‘Paradisus Animae Christianae’, a devotional work originally published in German in 1644.

This 1683 edition includes prayers, hymns and poems, scripture verses and references.

Item number: #28479

Price: $499

HORSTIUS, Jacob Merlo

Paradisus Animae Christianae Lectissimis omnigenae Pietatis delitiis amoenus

Coloniae : Apud Balthasaris ab Egmont sociorum, 1683.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [32], 680, [4], 93, [1]
  • Includes 8 full-page engravings
• Provenance:
  • Armorial Bookplate – Joannis Towneley de Towneley
    • Likely John Towneley (1731–1813), who was a British bibliophile and book collector, Trustee of British Museum, and elected fellow of the Royal Society of London. Motto: TENEZ LE VRAY
  • Bookplate – Gulielmi O’Brien, 1899
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Leather; secure
  • Black and gilt Moroccan leather
• Size: ~8in X 4.75in (20.5cm x 12cm)

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