Search Results: Religion - Monasticism from Leaf and Stone Books

Erfurt: Melchior Sachse the Elder. Good with no dust jacket. 1539. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of a very uncommon early Carthusian German woodcut book, edited by Jodocus Hessus, It contains two portraits of the Carthusian Bibaut. The other 4 full-page illustrations represent the crucifixion, “ecce homo”, and Christ crowned with thorns, all by an anonymous German artist (they are sometimes attributed to Hans Brosamer). The book is a collection of sermons by Bibaut, a Carthusian prior-general (d.1535), edited by Hess, with a selection of sermons by him and his poem on the founding of the Carthusian order.This handsome post-incunable is in good antiquarian condition. Small 4to. 206 leaves. In later half calf with morocco spine label, marbled boards and newer marbled endpapers. Some mild wear and scuffing to the leather and marbled paper. Interior has bookplate indicating that the book was owned by Charles H. Hackley, philanthropist of Muskegon, Michigan, before it… Read More

New York: The Seabury Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 081640531X . Xi, 202 pp. A few text figures. Cream paper dust jacket with b/w image of a monk at his desk, red text. Dust jacket has some chipping and curling at top edge, short tear at front top, same at rear top, flaps intact. Book covers are clean and unmarked, fore-edge of text block has a small stain, interior has ownership sticker on first free end paper, occasional small pencil check marks, otherwise clean and unmarked. Panikkar in dialogue with Ewert Cousins, Cornelius Tholens, Myriam Dardenne, Armand Velleux, M. Basil Pennington & Paolo Soleri. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 202 pages .

Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 0801449774 . Xiv, 285 pp. Bibliography, index. 2 colour plates, many figures, tables, charts and maps. Octavo. Grey dust jacket with figure of a nun and a monk, now in Mylar, with minor shelf wear. Book itself has minor age to covers, interior has owner sig. , otherwise clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "An unwilling, desperate nun trapped in the cloister, unable to gain release: such is the image that endures today of monastic life in early modern Europe. ..Schutte demonstrates that this and other common stereotypes of involuntary consignment to religious houses shaped by literary sources such as Manzoni's The Betrothed are badly off the mark. Drawing on records of the Congregation of the Council, held in the Vatican Archive, Schutte examines nearly one thousand petitions for annulment of monastic vows submitted to the Pope and adjudicated by the Council during a 125-year… Read More

Salzburg: Institut Für Anglistik Und Amerikanistik, Universität Salzburg. Good. 1991. Softcover. 37052020310 . 190 pp. Latin text. White softcover with black and white photo of the Beauvale Charterhouse on front cover. Book is ex-library with usual interior marks. Library embossed on title page. Book is otherwise in good condition, clean with no other marks. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Paris: Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique. Good with no dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. xii, 712, [2] pp. Index. Tome II only. In French with Latin. Cream linen hardcovers with dull gold are clean, just a bit of shelf wear, library spine label. Interior has library stamps on title page, library pocket at rear, otherwise clean and unmarked. ; Documents, Etudes et Repertoires; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Paris: Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique. Good with no dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 2222017084 . lxx, 914, [2] pp. Index. Tome III only. In French with Latin. Cream linen hardcovers with dull gold are clean, just a bit of shelf wear, library spine label. Interior has library stamps on title page, library pocket at rear, otherwise clean and unmarked. Very nice copy.; Documents, Etudes et Repertoires; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 914 pages .

Lugduni Batavorum: Fredericum Haaring. Good with no dust jacket. 1692. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. [16], 267 pp. Notes, index. Entirely in Latin. A small quarto measuring 220 x 175 in old brown cloth with what may be an original red morocco label laid down. Red and black title page. Front blank glued down to inside front cover, with the book marks of the noted Oxonian medievalist Eric Gerald Stanley. Some general age and some ripling to the covers, front board slightly convex, paper is clean and unmarked, wide margins, some normal foxing, one quire is browner, otherwise good. A nice copy of this chronicle of the abbey at Egmond in Haarlem, with pleasing provenance. Johannes de Leydis (d.1504) was a Dutch historian and at one time prior of the Carmelite monastery at Haarlem. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages .

London & New York: Routledge. Good with no dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Softcover. 1405858648 . KB31...vii, 315 pp. Glossary, index. Octavo. Medieval image of the Virgin resplendent in gold with nuns and monks praying at her feet. Softcover has minor shelf wear, interior clean and unmarked. Good copy. ; The Medieval World; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 328 pages .

Oxford: Clarendon Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0198264291 . Xxvii, 289 pp. Index, bibliography. Octavo. Dark grey cloth with gilt to spine. Small library sticker at bottom spine, interior normal library marks including pocket, text has very occasional small markings -- a few pen marks, one small stain on a page -- otherwise good. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 289 pages .

Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood. Good with no dust jacket. 1990. Second Revised Edition. Softcover. 0938635387 . 287 pp. Index, glossary. Map. Frontis portrait of Zosima. Small octavo. Glossy pale lavendar softcovers with green forest scene, red type. Minor shelf wear to covers, bit of corner curl at bottom, spine lightly sunned. Interior is clean and unmarked, good copy. Zosima (1767-1833) was one of the many holy hermits who lived in the vast, wild forests of northern Russia. His biography "is a classic of Russian spirituality, revealing how the grace of God works in one who is devoted to the labor of unceasing prayer, noetic activity, unseen warfare, and interior silence (hesychasm). From his mystical striving in the heart of the wilderness to his work in establishing a monastic community for women, Elder Zosima shines forth with the simple wisdom of Christ-like humility." ; Acquisition of the Holy Spirit in Russia; Vol. 6; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages .

Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888441142 . [xii], 455 pp. Glossary, archival sources, bibliography, index. Colour frontis plate, map, 14 b/w plates, 18th cent. Colour map of Barcelona. Small 4to/large 8vo. Brilliant red cloth with brilliant gilt is clean and bright, interior basically untouched. A beautiful copy. Includes a chart of the royal house of Aragon from 1213-1387. ; Studies and Texts; Vol. 114; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 455 pages .

Paris: Les Editions Du Cerf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1991. Softcover. 2204044601 . KB54...323, [x] pp. Bibliography, indices, map. Small octavo. Cream card covers with green text are clean with minor shelf wear. Index has owner ink name on first blank, paper is creamy, otherwise clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Text is in Latin with facing French translation, else French. ; Sources Chretiennes; Vol. 374; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 323 pages .

Paris: Les Editions Du Cerf. Good with no dust jacket. 1971. Softcover. 470 pp. Folding tableau des chapitres dans les principaux manuscrits at rear. French and Greek languages. Small octavo. Book has beige paper softcover with brown text on covers and spine. Front cover reattached with interior archival tape, general signs of wear. Scholar's name on inside first blank and a few of his small marginalia, otherwise a good copy, used but still usable. Tome 1 only, vol 170 in Cerf's sources Chretiennes. ; Sources Chretiennes; Vol. 170; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 470 pages; abe paypal 3/7/19 .

Paris: Les Editions Du Cerf. Good with no dust jacket. 1998. Softcover. 413 pp + index, ads. Latin text, with French. Textes Monastiques d'Occident. Blue card covers are age toned, paper inside is a little browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. ; Sources Chretiennes; 7.7 X 4.9 X 1.1 inches; 420 pages .

Oxford: Clarendon Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0198200609 . Xvi, 508 pp. Bibliography, index. Map of Gilbertine Foundations. Octavo. Dark blue dust jacket with grey vertical ruling is intact, some bending and wear at edges, a smudge on the front of DJ. Book itself is clean and unmarked, paper creamy, but otherwise very nice. Good copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 508 pages .

Pamplona: Gobierno De Navarra. Good with no dust jacket. 1990. Paperback. 8423509834 . 583 pp. A few illustrations. In Spanish. Glossy paper wraps with photo of a medieval abbey. Interior clean and unmarked, nice copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 583 pages .

Montecassino: Pubblicazioni cassinesi. Good in Good dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 888256276x . 130 pp. 2 indices at rear. 14 color plates of manuscripts and folia. Italian, Latin, and Greek text. Navy blue DJ in good condition. Encased in plastic and taped to inside of covers. Book is ex-library with stamp on front fly page and sticker inside rear cover. Very usable copy. ; Biblioteca Cassinese I; Ex-Library .

Pisa; Roma: Fabrizio Serra. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2016. Softcover. 8862278527 . KB24...186, [3] pp. Tall octavo. Entirely in Italian. Bright marigold dust jacket over dark blue card covers. Covers and DJ are very clean, interior clean and nice as well. Good copy, hard to find. ; Biblioteca Della Rivista De Letteratura Italiana; Vol. 24; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 186 pages .

Cesena: Badia De Santa Maria Del Monte. Good with no dust jacket. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 8898104030 . KB24...507, [3] pp. 49 colour plates. Entirely in Italian. Large octavo. Bound in parchment coloured hard paper covers. Covers are clean and unmarked, interior is clean and unmarked. There is a bump at the fore-edge which shows on the boards and on the top edge of the last 1/4 of the book, otherwise as new. Hard to find. Heavy for international shipping. ; Italia Benedettina; Vol. 29; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 507 pages .

Paris, Etc.: Desclee Et Sociorum. Good with no dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. Iij, 608 pp. Index materiarum at rear, addenda et corrigenda. . Folio. Library bound in dark blue buckram with library sticker on spine, interior has original wraps bound in, normal library marks, bottom of last half has a slight bit of water stain at the bottom edge, otherwise clean and unmarked. Double column, entirely in Latin. A commentary on the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas by one of his most ardent followers. Heavy for international shipping. ; Ex-Library; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 608 pages .