La chaire des curez, ou la vraye methode de bien annoncer les festes aux eglises parrochialles [Ensemble] Suittes de la chaire des curez

First edition. A title-frontispiece by Du Roy. Title pages in red and black. 7 pages of musical score. A title-frontispiece for the Suitte de la chaire des curez.

Contemporary full vellum binding. Smooth unlettered spine. Spine stitching loosened, causing the quires to protrude. Soiling. Scattered foxing. Dampstain to upper margin extending to around p. 200. Leaves 363 and 361 transposed. Leaves 13 to 49 of the second book, horizontal bookworm damage through the middle of the text, 3cm long, with loss of words, continuing on the last 20 leaves. Large pale yellow dampstain on the last 30 leaves of the second part. The stitching of the second part is very loose.
A practical manual for the profession of parish priest, providing answers to very concrete situations in a priest's life, for ceremonies, rites, exorcisms, parishioners, curses... The work went through many editions.