‎CORDELIER Jeanne / LAROCHE Martine‎
‎THE LIFE‎

‎The two first books of Philostratus, concerning the life of Apollonius Tyaneus: written originally in Greek, and now published in English: together with philological notes upon each chapter. By Charles Blount, Gent. ‎

‎London, Printed for Nathaniel Thompson, next dore to the Sign of the Cross-Keys in Fetter-Lane, 1680. ‎

‎Folio. (VIII),243,(1 blank) p. Calf 32 cm (Ref: ESTC Citation No. R4123; Hoffmann 3,82; Ebert 16760 'Wurde verboten, weil man die Noten antichristlich fand'; Graesse 5,274) (Details: Back with 5 raised band. Blind tooled double fillet border on both boards. Title in red and black. Woodcut text illustration, which represents a diagram of the philosophic schools in antiquity) (Condition: Binding scuffed. Back rubbed. Joints weak, partly starting to split. Boards spotted. Paper browning and foxed. Endpapers worn and browning) (Note: Few books have over a long period of time aroused so much upheaval among Christians as this biography of the neopythagorean ascetic and wandering philosopher Apollonius of Tyana, written by the Greek sophist and rhetor Philostratus at the beginning of the 3rd century A.D. This is the first English translation of the first 2 books (of 8) of this Life of Apollinius of Tyana. The translation was speedily condemned and suppressed by the Church of England, because it was held to be a most dangerous attempt against the church. Only a few copies were sent abroad. Apollonius was born in the same year when Jesus Christ is supposed to be born. It is almost impossible to reveal Apollonius' true identity, or to decide wether this is a biography of a real or fictionalized hero, or just an Heliodoran romance or a romantic hagiography, or even a documentary romance. The question can be dealt from so many angles, that the Philostratean studies constitute a separate branch in the research of the culture of the Early Roman Empire. The problem is 'that Philostratus, as a man of letters and sophist full of passion for Greek romance and for the studies in rhetoric, was hardly interested in the historical Apollonius'. (Dzielska,M., 'Apollonius of Tyana in legend and history', Rome 1986, p. 14) A fact is that contemporary sources reveal next to nothing about Apollonius. Philostratus wrote the biography at the behest of the empress Julia Domna Augusta. 'To satisfy the empress's demand, who asked him (Philostratus) to narrate the life and achievements of Apollonius, he had to invent this figure as it were anew. Thus using his literary imagination, this moderately gifted writer turned a modest Cappadocian mystic into an impressive figure, full of life, politically outstanding, and yet also preposterous'. (Idem, p. 14) Nothing proves that the 'Vita Apollonii Tyanensis' was widely read in the 3rd century. It would probably not have survived, were it not for the gouvernor of Bithynia, Sossianus Hierocles, one of the inspirators of the persecution of the Christians in 301 A.D. in his province under the emperor Diocletian. At the beginning of the 4th century he published his 'Philaletes', a treatise against Christianity, in which he ridiculed the divine attributes of Christ, and praised Apollonius' virtues and thaumaturgic abilities. In the 'Philaletes' Hierocles propagated his pagan Christ Apollonius. The Christians were furiously enraged, because Hierocles dared to contrast Apollonius with their Saviour. The Christians won under Constantine, and the 'Philaletes' vanished soon from the face of earth. It is only known through the 'Against Hierocles', a treatise of the Churchfather Eusebius. The 'Vita Apollonii Tyanensis', in which it was believed that Apollonius was presented as the equal, if not the superior of Christ, survived however the burning of pagan literature by Christian mobs in early christianity. Translations of the 'Vita' which began to appear in the 16th century were immediately put under ecclesiastical ban. The English translation of 1680, by the leisured gentleman Charles Blount, 1654-1694, a deist and freethinking philosopher, and especially his notes, raised such an outcry among christian believers in England that the book was condemned by the Church of England in 1693, banned and its further publication forbidden. Hoffmann observes that the stock might have been burned (vielleicht verbrant). On what ground he thinks so, is not clear. Still, 'fierce passions were let loose. Sermons, pamphlets and volumes descended upon the presumptuous Blount like fireballs and hailstones, and his adversaries did not rest until the authorities had forbidden him to print the remaining six book of his translation'. (R.W. Bernard, 'Apollonius, the Nazarene', 1956, p. 10) Blount persisted that if the miracles of Apollonius were untrue, so were those of Jesus. In his preface Blount is very cautious. He presents the 'Life' as being 'no more than a bare narrative of the Life of a Philosopher, not of a new Messiah'. Philostratus never even mentions Christ, he says. 'And if one Heathen Writer (Hierocles) did make an ill use of this History, by comparing Apollonius with Christ, what is that to Philostratus, who never meant nor design'd it so'. (Preface p. A2 verso) Blount had already finished the translation of all 8 books, he tells the reader, 'when I found the Alarm was given in all parts what a Dangerous Book was coming out; (...) which might therefore prove of pernicious consequence of the Publick'. He fears for his life he says, and therefore publishes only the first 2 books. 'I have thought fit to proroque the remaining part of this history'. (p. A3 verso) Especially Blount's very elaborate illustrations and annotations to the text were considered to be dangerous atheist freethinking. A century later Blount's notes were translated into French and published in Amsterdam in 1779. It was ironically dedicated to Pope Clement XIV by one 'Philaletes') (Collation: A-Z4, Aa-Gg4, H6) (Photographs on request) (Heavy book, may require extra shipping costs) ‎

‎A set of 7 books in the series: The Life and Creativity of Writers. Exhibition ‎

‎A set of 7 books in the series: The Life and Creativity of Writers. Exhibition at School. In Russian /Komplekt iz 7 knig serii: Zhizn i tvorchestvo pisateley. Vystavka v shkole. M. Childrens Literature. 1981-88. 1. The Life and Creativity of A.Block: 2. The Life and Creativity of I.S. Turgenev: 3. The Life and Creativity of N.A. Nekrasov: 4. The Life and Creativity of V.Mayakovsky: 5. The Life and Creativity of L.N. Tolstoy: 6. The Life and Creativity of A.P. Gaidar: 7. The Life and Creativity of A.P. Pushkin. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbdfd9b3f0dfa3b638.‎

‎ The Holy Trinity, The Life of the Virgin, Madonnas, and The Holy Family Part IV (1) - 2 VOLS. The Holy Trinity and The Life of the Virgin‎

‎, Brepols - Harvey Miller, 2024 Hardcovers with dusjackets; 2 vols, Pages:660 pages, Size:175 x 260 mm, Illustrations:256 b/w, 142 col. Language(s):English. FINE.‎

‎The book deals with the Virgin's pre-Annunciation life, as those episodes involving her son the Annunciation itself, Mary's suffering during Christ's passion, her assumption, and coronationWhereas other volumes in the Corpus Rubenianum series address a single topic, Part IV (The Holy Trinity, The Life of the Virgin, Madonnas and The Holy Family) deals with very distinct topics, two of which, The Trinity and The Life of the Virgin, form the subject of the present book. More precisely, the book deals with the Virgin's pre-Annunciation life, as those episodes involving her son ? the Annunciation itself, Mary's suffering during Christ's passion, her assumption, and coronation ? have been treated in the parts of the Corpus that deal with Christ's life. The focus here is on Mary's birth, upbringing and marriage, events described in varying detail in Early Christian and medieval texts. Not all the works discussed are by Rubens himself, but all show his artistic ingenuity, evident in his novel treatment of well-known subjects, often with a long visual tradition, as well as in his ability to devise new ones. Also catalogued here are such important altarpieces as The Immaculate Conception once owned by Philip IV of Spain and the magnificent Virgin as the Woman of the Apocalypse. The very different theme of The Holy Trinity comprises just four entries, which, however, constitute half the volume. During the occupation of Mantua by Napoleonic troops, the three enormous paintings which Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga had commissioned from Rubens were removed from the Church of Santissima Trinit . The Transfiguration and The Baptism of Christ, both prime examples of the Trinity's manifestation on earth, have survived intact. The Gonzaga Family in Adoration of The Trinity was, by contrast, cut into fragments. The large central section with the portraits of Vincenzo, his wife and parents looking up at the angels displaying a tapestry with the Trinity was, however, rescued for Mantua. Other fragments, primarily with portraits of the children and halberdiers, were dispersed, though some have since resurfaced. The analysis of this commission offers the first comprehensive treatment of the material in English and highlights this project as the earliest indication of Rubens's creative potential in designing large-scale decorative programmes.‎

‎Report of the Committee appointed to examine the Life-Boat Models submitted to compete for the premium offered by His Grace the Duke of Northumberland: to which is added, a list of the existing life-boat, rocket, and mortar stations, and an abstract of the wrecks which occurred on the shores of the British Isles in 1850. With Appendix, maps, and plans.‎

‎London: Printed by W. Clowes & Sons., 1851, in-folio, 3 leaves (first white with hw. dedication - title - contents) + frontisp. hand-coloured map: ‘The cost of Northumberland’ (1851) + 77 p. (+ 1 Imprint: London printed by W. Clowes & Sons) + 13 folded plates + 1 map ‘Wreck Chart of the British Isles for 1850’ (small corner torn off no loss of image or text), With the printed dedication ‘Presented by the Duke of Northumberland’ then handwritten ‘to Oliver Lang Esq / Master Shipwright / Her Maj’s. Dock Yard / Woolwich 20 th August 1851’, original blue cloth, upper cover lettered gilt and with coat-of-arms with devise ‘espérance en Dieu’, a very good copy‎

‎First Edition, spine partly remounted with original material. 'Presented by the Duke of Northumberland.' The report is signed by John Washington, Captain R.N., and others. (24). The report was in response to the loss of life caused by shipwrecks. The report concludes near the end : 'The path then is clear and distinct. The first step is to ensure a safe and powerful life-boat, and this the Committee feel confident has been accomplished; the next is to build a sufficient number of such boats, place them where required, organize and train the crews, and provide for their supervision and maintenance; - in fact, to do for the rest of the United Kingdom what your Grace has liberally undertaken to do for the coast of Northumberland, namely, to place a well-built life-boat at each of the most exposed points of the coast, and rockets or mortars at all the intermediate stations. There need be no misgiving for want of funds; no work of real benevolence in this country, when undertaken in the right spirit, was ever allowed to languish for lack of means.' Image disp.‎

‎Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson, Governor of Nottingham Castle and Town, Representative of the County of Nottingham in the Long Parliament, and of the Town of Nottingham in the First Parliament of Charles II , etc. With original anecdotes of many of the Most Distinguished of his contemporaries, and a Summary Review of Public affairs: Written by his Widow Lucy... Now first published from the original manuscript by the Rev. Julius Hutchinson. To which is prefixed The Life of Mrs. Hutchinson, Written by Herself, a Fragment. Third Edition.‎

‎ London: printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, by T. Bensley, 1810, 2 vol. in-8°, xxviii-348 et 384 pp, 3e édition, portraits gravés du colonel Hutchinson et de Mrs Lucy Hutchinson en frontispices, un tableau généalogique dépliant, un fac-similé et un plan repliés, une gravure hors texte, reliures plein veau glacé fauve, dos à 5 nerfs soulignés à froid, fleurons dorés et à froid, roulettes dorées, pièces de titre et de tomaison basane noire, triples filets dorés et large filet à froid encadrant les plats (rel. de l'époque), bon état. Exemplaire bien relié. Texte en anglais‎

‎"The Life of John Hutchinson of Owthorpe in the Country of Nottinghamshire", composée par Lucy Hutchinson entre 1664 et 1667, rapporte le destin tragique du Colonel Hutchinson qui mourut en captivité le 11 septembre 1664. Signataire de l’arrêt de mort du roi Charles Ier et soupçonné d’avoir participé à un complot contre Charles II, celui-ci fut arrêté en octobre 1663 sans avoir jamais été jugé. S’il s’écoula presque cent quarante ans entre l’écriture et la publication de « The Life », c’est qu’il était impensable pour la famille Hutchinson d’autoriser la publication de la Vie d’un régicide au temps de la monarchie restaurée. À la fin du XVIIIe siècle, alors que des récits du même genre avaient été publiés, la famille Hutchinson refusa à l’antiquaire Mark Noble, qui écrivait The Lives of the English Regicides (1798), le droit de consulter le manuscrit. Une demande similaire de l’historienne Catharine Macaulay (1731-1791) fut rejetée. Ainsi, même si l’existence de cette Vie de John Hutchinson était connue, il semble qu’elle ait peu circulé avant sa publication en 1806 par Julius Hutchinson, qui avait hérité des écrits de son aïeule. Ce volume, publié sous le titre “Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson”, rassemble en fait plusieurs pièces : un fragment autobiographique (« The Life of Mrs. Hutchinson Written by Herself. A Fragment »), la dédicace aux enfants (« To My Children »), la Vie du Colonel (« The Life of John Hutchinson »), l’inscription qui figure sur le Monument du Colonel Hutchinson à Owthorpe, et quelques vers tirés du volume aujourd’hui perdu où Lucy Hutchinson avait consigné sa Vie. Dans sa préface, Julius Hutchinson présente les “Memoirs” comme « l’histoire de l’une des époques les plus remarquables des annales britanniques. » ‎