Explanations of the Sunday Gospels. C.-G. De La Luzerne. 1807. Chez Savy. Volume 1, 4 and 5. Religious heritage. Pious book.

Explanations of the Gospels of Sundays, and of some of the main feasts of the year.
C.G. DE LA LUZERNE, former Bishop of Langres.
New edition, revised and corrected.
In Lyon. At Savy, bookseller.
1807.
Volumes 1, 4 and 5.

Marbled porphyry hardback binding. (see photos)
Leather spine with gilding and engraved gold title. (see photos).
Decorated inside cover, head edge, tail edge and gutter edge. (see photos)
Very clean interior (see photos)

Volume 1: 399 p.
Detached green silk bookmark ribbon.
Cap, corners and edges slightly rubbed (see photos).
Slight lack in headdress (see photos).
Split headdress (1.5 cm) at the junction of the 4th plate (see photos).
Slight vertical loss outside the text p. 221.
P. 51 cornea.

Volume 4: 412 p.
Missing green silk ribbon bookmark.
Junction of the bit and 1st flat split 1.5 cm at the bottom.
Edges and corners slightly rubbed (see photos).
Small reddish spots p. 348 - 393 -401.
P. 13 to 16, 17 to 20 and 25 to 32 uncut.

Volume 5: 442 p.
Green silk bookmark ribbon.
Rubbed edges, corners and caps (see photos).
Vertical loss (3cm x 5mm) at the bottom of the half-title page (see photos).
Cornealed corners p.35,79,121 and 273.

A French churchman and statesman, César-Guillaume DE LA LUZERNE (1738-1821) took part in parliament in 1772 and delivered the funeral oration for LOUIS XV at Notre Dame.
Elected deputy of the clergy to the STATES-GENERAL on March 27, 1789, he had offered half of his income to the relief of the State in January of the same year. During his STATES-GENERAL, he defended the establishment of a representative system close to a limited monarchy rather than a parliamentary monarchy.
Later refusing to take the oath to the civil constitution of the clergy, he was indicted in early 1791 and lost his bishopric.
After emigrating to Switzerland, he returned to France in 1814 after the fall of Napoleon.
In 1817, during the Restoration, the king appointed him Minister of State.



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