Cardinal Giovanni (Jean) Bona - Traité du Discernement...

Cardinal Giovanni (Jean) Bona, Traité du Discernement des Esprits, Paris, Louis Billaine, 1675. The original appeared in 1673 in Latin. The French translation is by G. Le Roy, Abbot of Haute-Fontaine, here presumably abbreviated as "Monsieur Le [Roy], Abbe de Haute-Fontaine" (M.L.A.D.H.). First French edition. The work falls into the realms of mysticism and demonology. 550 + 22 pages 550 pages numbered, 11 front matter sheets at the beginning. With ex libris and coat of arms (see photo): "ex libris Jacobi Samsonis Morel. 1740." The coat of arms is damaged. This edition contains 11 front matter sheets (including the frontispiece) with, among others: - a dedication to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (see photo) - an authorization of the translation by Cardinal Bona (see photo) - a table of contents (see photo) Also contains decorative book illustration (see photo), marginalia/sources at the page margins (see photo) and an index (Table de Matières, see photo).

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