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Very rare illustrated edition with 9 engravings (2 per book) by François Chauveau (1613 – 1676) of this 17th-century moral and literary work that seeks to demonstrate, through a succession of portraits and comparisons, that women can display virtues as remarkable as those traditionally attributed to male heroes. Du Bosc’s undertaking rests on a particularly characteristic comparative structure of moral literature of his time, since he parallels feminine and masculine figures in order to examine their qualities, their actions and their merits, then adds to each comparison reflections intended to draw a moral lesson from the example presented. The work thus fits into an ancient tradition of exemplary biographies, historical portraits and moral treatises where figures from the past serve as models of conduct, but it gives it an original orientation by placing women in the foreground and by seeking to make their capacity to exercise all kinds of virtues recognized. Volume 2 consisting of books V to IX: Porcia & Brutus (V); Judith & David (VI); Tanaquil & Tarquin (VII); Susanna & Joseph (VIII); Lucretia & Cato (IX). [the complete book comprises 2 volumes for 9 books in total] R.P. Jacques Du Bosc - The Heroic Woman or The Heroines Compared with the Heroes in Every Kind of Virtue, and Several Moral Reflections at the End of Each Comparison - 1645 - Volume II - Antoine de Sommaville & Augustin Courbé - with 9 engravings (2 per book) - 304 pages + Table Good binding condition, work in its original full leather, wear from use, some minor defects on the cover, boards with halo marks, edges rubbed with leather loss at the headcaps, corners worn with leather loss, headcaps damaged, spine with raised bands, titling and volume numbering in gilt, double gilt border on the boards - Good interior condition, foxing on pages, notably at the upper corner (pp. 387 to 456), browning, 2 ink stains on the second flyleaf, carried over to the last page of the index, the volume frontispiece and the engraving “Suzanne” from Book VIII are missing, attractive drop cap, pretty marginalia, work enriched with 9 engravings (2 per book) by François Chauveau (1613 – 1676), manuscript bookplates on the first flyleaf and the title page, endpapers in decent condition, pleasing copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -
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