1547 RELIGION of ANCIENT ROME FULLY ILLUSTRATED antique 16th CENTURY

Guillaume Du Choul

 Discours de la religion des anciens Romains

Lyon; 1547

Rare illustrated edition with numerous wood engravings showing instruments and everyday objects, medals,  rites and customs.

This scholarly study aims to explain the central role of religion in the political, social and moral life of the Romans


It analyzes in detail the deities, the rites, the festivals and the religious ceremonies while exploring religious institutions such as the pontiffs, the augurs and the priestly colleges, showing how these structures framed and influenced Roman society

Du Choul also highlights the symbolic and functional role of myths, domestic cults and sacrifices, underscoring their impact on citizens' behavior and on the legitimization of political power -

Later hardback, worn
(half-leather , marbled boards, hinges split but the binding remains solid, headcaps missing,  smooth spine with partial manuscript title)

Good interior condition, minor toning, the last table leaf replaced by an old manuscript leaf, some dampstain to the three leaves (one of them is damaged), pretty headbands, nice initials

Size 6.5 by 9"

text in French
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