L'avocat du diable : ou mémoires historiques et critiques sur la vie et sur la légende du pape Grégoire VII

1743 Devil's Advocate Pope Gregory VII Hildebrand Charles Adam 2v Fouquet Arms

A rare 18th-century history of Pope Gregory VII, the 11th-century Catholic reformer. Monk Hildebrand, who later became Gregory VII, helped establish papal authority and Catholic Church electoral bodies – a power struggle which lingered throughout Europe. Author Charles Adam published an 18th-century treatise on the life and papacy of Gregory VII which includes articles on Catholic rites and rituals, ecclesiastical law, and power struggle at the top of the church.

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ADAM, Charles

L'avocat du diable : ou mémoires historiques et critiques sur la vie et sur la légende du pape Grégoire VII

A Saint Pourcain: Chez Tansin Pas Saint, 1743.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

o Vol. I – [2], L, 342, [2]

2 engravings (including engraved title page)

o Vol. II – [2], 397, [1]

· Provenance: Squirrel imprint on spine

o The squirrel symbol was associated with the family 17th-century French financier Nicolas Fouquet. While this work was published many years after Nicolas Fouquet's death, it is possible this work was owned by a member of his family.

· Language: French

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)

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