The holy court in five tomes: . the first, treating of motives, which should excite men of qualitie to Christian perfection. The second, of the prelate, souldier, states-man, and ladie. The third, of maxims of Christianitie against prophanesse,... Written in French by Nicholas Caussin, S.J. Translated into English by T.H. and others.
Nicolas Caussin (1583-1651)
Category
Books
Date
1650
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Charlecote Park, Warwickshire
NT 3041746
Summary
Bibliographic description
7 parts ([24],176,179-522,[8], [10],124,[2], 131-319,[3], 12,[8]p), plate . ill.. . fol.. Previous shelfmarks: H.5; H.5.8. Price in pencil on front flyleaf: Đ1-0,0. Provenance: Initials in pencil on front pastedown: "W B". Inscription on title page: "Mary E Lucy" [i.e. Mary Elizabeth Lucy, 1803-90], with her initial "E" and "Elizabeth" on p.153(first sequence). Binding: Seventeenth-century full calf binding; blind-tooled fillets; gold-tooled and stamped spine.
Makers and roles
Nicolas Caussin (1583-1651) Sir Thomas Hawkins (d.1640)