[Rarebooks] FS: 1782 ed. - 17th C. Funeral Orations by Flechier & Bossuet

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“Recueil des Oraisons Funebres, Prononces par messire Esprit Flechier,
Eveque de Nismes (et) Recueil des Oraisons Funebres, Prononces par messire
Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, Eveque de Meaux”

By Esprit Flechier & Jacques-Benigne Bossuet.
Printed in Nimes by Chez Pierre Beaume in 1782. Corrected Edition.

DISCUSSION: An important collection of the best 17th century French
funeral orations by Esprit Flechier (1632-1710), Bishop of Nimes and
Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (1627-1704) Bishop of Meaux. Flechier may be best
remembered for his account of the "curious" Claremont Assizes of 1665,
when Louis XIV brought his Auvergne nobles to heel, and which Flechier
recorded for posterity. He was also a poet and historical author, but he
was best known in his own time for his funeral orations which have been
described as ingenious and often even witty. Bossuet, a child prodigy and
an extremely important theological writer and theorist, was also simply
the best orator in 17th century France, and he created the form of the
"Orasion Funebres" of which he was undisputed master, not even rivaled by
Flechier.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 5"x8", cxxxvi + 209 + 321 [2] pages, with several
nice decorated head and tailpieces; bound in full period mottled calf,
with marbled endpapers.

CONDITION NOTES: Covers somewhat soiled and worn, especially the spine
which is flaking a bit, hinges cracked along the outer leather, but still
tight. A little internal soil and a bit of toning.

PRICE: $150-

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