Melchior de POLIGNAC
L'anti Lucrèce
Chez Hippolyte-Louis Guerin et Jacques Guerin|Paris 1749|15 x 22 cm|deux tomes reliés en un volume
First edition of this translation by Bougainville. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait by Rigaud engraved by Daulle, and 10 head-pieces and 5 tail-pieces by Eisen, engraved by Tardieu and Delafosse.
Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Smooth spine richly decorated. Red morocco title-label. Headcaps worn, corners slightly bumped. Rubbing to joints and edges.
Bougainville's prose translation tends to better highlight the philosophical qualities of this work, originally in Latin verse, published in 1745. It is not only a critique of the philosophy of Lucretius and Epicurus, but also a critique of the religious ideas of Pierre Bayle and his disciples. The work played a certain role in the philosophical struggle. Interesting preface by Bougainville on philosophy.
Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Smooth spine richly decorated. Red morocco title-label. Headcaps worn, corners slightly bumped. Rubbing to joints and edges.
Bougainville's prose translation tends to better highlight the philosophical qualities of this work, originally in Latin verse, published in 1745. It is not only a critique of the philosophy of Lucretius and Epicurus, but also a critique of the religious ideas of Pierre Bayle and his disciples. The work played a certain role in the philosophical struggle. Interesting preface by Bougainville on philosophy.
€500