Matthieu Beuvillet - MEDITATIONS sur les principales veritez chretiennes

BEUVELET (Matthieu) Meditations on the principal Christian and ecclesiastical truths, for all Sundays, feasts, and other days of the year. With fifty-one Meditations, to serve as topics for the Spiritual Conferences that take place during the Year. Composed for the use of the Seminary established by Monseigneur the Archbishop of Paris, in the Parish Church of St. Nicolas de Chardonnet. Last edition, revised, corrected & enlarged: With the Tables of Contents at the end of each Volume. Lyon, Jean Goy, 1674, 1674 and 1690; three volumes in-4° bound into one full calf binding of the period (worn, rubbed, spine very damaged, notwithstanding the binding solid; many pages slightly browned in places, insertion errors for some leaves of the tables, long “Oraison avant l'office à genoux” handwritten and old inscriptions on the guards, (24)-358-(10)-(16)-367-(13)-(8)-228 (14) pp. Condition marked by numerous faults but acceptable: see photos (binding with a very damaged spine, foxing, and accented ligatures on the last quires.) Matthieu Beuvelet (born in 1620) contributed by his writings to the development of piety and knowledge within the Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet seminary. 1665-1680

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