{"product_id":"histoire-des-eglises-du-desert-charles-coquerel-eerste-editie-1841","title":"Histoire des Églises du Désert - Charles Coquerel - First edition 1841","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA complete two-volume first edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistoire des Églises du Désert chez les Protestants de France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Charles Augustin Coquerel, published in Paris by Librairie Ab. Cherbuliez et Cie in 1841.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this work, Coquerel describes the history of French Protestantism from the final years of the reign of Louis XIV until the French Revolution. Central to this is the period known within French Protestantism as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLe Désert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, during which Reformed communities continued to practice their faith clandestinely under severe restrictions and persecution after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe extensive work covers, among other topics, the secret Protestant congregations and synods, the persecution of ministers, the Cévennes and Languedoc, Antoine Court, Paul Rabaut, Jean Calas, prisoners in the Tour de Constance, and the gradual development towards religious tolerance. In addition to the historical text, several original documents and lists are included, including documents on Protestant legislation, persecuted ministers, galley slaves, and prisoners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis set consists of the original Tome Premier and Tome Second and together forms the complete work. The books are bound in matching 19th-century half-leather bindings with marbled boards, gilt lines, gilt titles on the spine, and the original volume numbers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bindings show clear signs of their long history. The leather is dry and damaged in places, and both spines have visible older repairs. The text blocks themselves have been preserved considerably better: they are still firmly bound and complete, with scattered foxing and age-related discoloration appropriate for books from 1841.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Charles Augustin Coquerel (1797-1851)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eTitle: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistoire des Églises du Désert chez les Protestants de France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eSubtitle: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepuis la fin du règne de Louis XIV jusqu'à la Révolution française\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: first edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear: 1841\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Librairie Ab. Cherbuliez et Cie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace: Paris, also listed as Geneva\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003ePrinter: H. Fournier et Cie, Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTome I: XII + 564 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTome II: 616 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: French\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject: history of French Protestantism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod covered: end of the reign of Louis XIV to the French Revolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding: 19th-century half-leather bindings with marbled boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecoration: gilt titles on the spine, gilt lines, and volume numbers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials: paper, cardboard, and leather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: approx. 22 × 14 cm per volume\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eThickness: approx. 3.8 cm and 4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition of bindings: clearly used, with dry and damaged leather and visible old spine repairs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition of text blocks: good and firm, with scattered to locally heavy foxing and normal age-related discoloration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ziggy's Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55590424674643,"sku":"AB0707018","price":5200.0,"currency_code":"DOP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/0412\/2451\/files\/IMG_3018_14b883ba-f47b-463b-8fae-3b428bbdc90c.jpg?v=1792823397","url":"https:\/\/ziggyswarehouse.com\/en-do\/products\/histoire-des-eglises-du-desert-charles-coquerel-eerste-editie-1841","provider":"Ziggy's Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}