CALABRE (Edme). Homily, or Paraphrase of Psalm L. “Miserere - Lot 102

CALABRE (Edme). Homily, or Paraphrase of Psalm L. “Miserere mei, Deus,” etc., in the form of an instruction; very useful to anyone who wishes to devote themselves to God through true and sincere penance. Troyes, Charle [sic] Briden, 1711. 12mo, black morocco, beaded fillet and small gilt metal fittings at the corners, decorated spine, lemon-colored morocco lining adorned with a small straight gilt lace, gilt edges on marbled paper (contemporary binding). Copperplate engraving of Father Edme Calabre, born in Troyes in 1665 and died in 1710, exhausted by work and penance. (Ducarme, Dictionary of Mystics and Spiritual Writers, p. 115.) Charles Briden, printer to the Bishop of Troyes, was the last representative of a dynasty of booksellers and printers established in the Champagne city since the late 16th century. (Lepreux, *Gallia Typographica*, vol. II, pp. 84–86.) A charming black morocco binding lined with lemon-colored morocco featuring lace trim.

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