Paolo SEGNERI
Panegyri sacri
Joseph Wolff|Augsbourg [Augsburg] • & Innsbruck 1772|18 x 21.50 cm|relié
New edition, after the original of 1725.
Austrian contemporary full brown sheep binding. Smooth unlettered spine decorated. Straight and wavy fillets framing the boards, central cartouche with small tools. All edges gilt. Gilding completely faded. Lacking marbled papers on first and last leaves. Lacks to lower joint. Good copy.
Segneri was one of the most famous Italian preachers. His dramatic eloquence, his verve, his gestures, his energetic depictions of divine vengeance and the punishments of hell, assured him a true cult following among the popular classes.
€400