Rosarium aureum mysticum nuper etitum [Suivi de] De secretis secretorum nuncupatum

New edition. Rosarium aureum mysticum first appeared in 1519, and the second work: De secretis secretorum, in 1511. Collective edition of these two works for which the privilege was granted to Claude Chevallon and Jehan Petit with his device on the two title leaves in red and black. Printed by Claude Chevallon.
Colophon at the end of the second book: Anno oni millesimo quingentessimo vigessimoquinto mense octobri.
Contemporary full brown morocco binding, spine with three raised bands decorated with crosses and cold fillets, boards stamped in cold with fillets and typographical motifs, traces of ties, manuscript inscriptions on edges.
Stamp on first title page: Bibliotheca St. Bartholome Fulginei.
Originally from Evreux where he became prior of the convent after completing his studies in Paris, Guillaume Pepin, preaching friar, devoted his existence to preaching whose interest and success are demonstrated by the multiple publications of his works. He brought the convent under his charge into the reformed Congregation of Holland.
"However rigorous and doctrinal it may be, his [preaching] remains warm and convinced; this is undoubtedly what made it successful in his time. Hence the adage: Nescit praedicare qui nescit pepinare. His works cover the entire annual liturgical cycle. But he also touched on the genre of scriptural commentary. His preaching of the Rosary enjoyed the success of editions; more than a devotion, it is for Pepin the occasion to preach the mystery of Christ and Mary; he is an emulator of Alain de la Roche, protagonist of the Rosary in the 14th century." M. Gorce.