Il Vero penitente de giorni nostri o sia raccolta di opusculi

Napoli: In Napoli- Con Licenza De Superiori, 1789. Il Vero penitente de giorni nostri o sia raccolta di opusculi atti ad ajutare la conversione de' peccatori, ed a mantenerli tali fino alla fine, fatta, ed in parte tradotta, ed in parte composta, da don Francesco Rovira Bonet. by Don Francesco [Franciso] Rovira Bonet (1725-1802)- Rettore De Catecumeni, E Parroco Del SS. Salvatore E Di S. Pantaleo A Monti- Illustrated by 16 Steel Engravings- In Napoli- Con Licenza De Superiori 1789- 1st Edition- World Cat list only ONE other holding in the Bibliothèque nationale de France- Rare- Hardcover:-8vo- G-VG antiquarian condition- Full original vellum with red leather spine label titled in gilt.-Binding is lightly warped but clean and tight in homemade red slipcase which is in VG condition.-blank, [i-ii], iii-xiv, blank, a4 is preface, [1-2], 3-312 + 4pp index and erratum. 16ff of steel engravings not in pagination, one sided.-recto.- Collation: a8, a4, A8-I8, K8-T8, U6 Complete.-16ff unpaginated engravings between: a and a2, C8 and D1, D2 and D3, D4 and D5, D7 and D8, E2 and E3, E5 and E6, E8 and F1, F3 and F4, F6 and F7, G2 and G3, I1 and I2, L3 and L4, O6 and O7, Q8 and R1, T3 and T4. All 16 present. Some marginalia comments about the engravings, not interfering with the illustration itself, done very lightly in pencil. Otherwise clean, some pages are rough cut at bottom with some loss, not interfering with text. In all, a really nice example of a scarce work!- SEE PHOTOS- additional photos on request.- "......to the issuance of A quo primum in 1751. The truth of the Church, as the Bollandists presented it, was being affirmed. There should be no surprise, therefore, that in 1775, in the bull Fra le pastorali sollecitudini, Pope Pius VI cancelled his predecessor Clement XIV's, easements, perhaps influenced by the publication in Rome of 'Ristretto de la vita e martirio di San Simone fanciulli de Trento' whose author, Francisco Rovira Bonet, was rector of the Casa dei cathecumenti. Pointedly, Pius VI issued his edict at the Holy Office, the office whose jurisdiction over the Jews Clement XIV had transferred back to it's original holder, the Roman Vicar. The full significance of these moves is perceived when noting in 1775, Pius VI also attacked the writings of Illuminati. Repressing Jews and fighting the Enlightenment went hand in hand. It was no accident that in 1794, the same Rovira Bonet wrote "L'Armatura dei forti", a manifesto against unbelievers and revolutionaries, but also against Muslims and Jews, as well as Jansenists and Freemasons. (Rosa, 1996: 1083-85)."- Il Vero penitente de giorni nostri- by Francesco Rovira Bonet( Book)1 edition published in 1789 in Italian and held by 1 library worldwide/ World cat.- Non-fiction-religion-Catholic Church-God-love-penitence-theology-spirituality-illustrated (3748) . 1st Edition. Vellum. G-VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated Steel Engravings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.