Abbé Krau & Georges Rozet / Louis Guidot - Le Vin dans l'éloquence

Fascinating edition on Ingres, from the Lana papeteries, and illustrated with etchings by Louis Guidot of this work devoted to the place of wine in Christian tradition, in preaching and more broadly in religious language, by focusing on how this beverage, omnipresent in Mediterranean civilization and deeply rooted in the Bible - The discourse is part of a long theological and literary tradition that regards wine as an element particularly rich in meanings, since it can evoke joy, abundance, celebration, prosperity, but also sacrifice, blood, suffering, intoxication and the dangers of excess - In the Bible, the vine and wine appear from the narratives of the Old Testament, where vine cultivation accompanies the agricultural and social life of Near Eastern peoples, while wine features in many narratives, parables, prescriptions and prophetic images - Abbé Krau & Georges Rozet / Louis Guidot - Le Vin dans l'éloquence sacrée - 1955 - 124 Pages. Good condition of the binding, paperback in its full original cover, wear from use, a few minor defects on the cover, heads and joints damaged, spine smooth and untitled, first plate titled, with a cold-embossed motif - Good interior condition, browned paper, charming initial capitals, work enriched with etchings by Louis Guidot, one of the 1000 copies numbered on Ingres des papeteries de Lana, handwritten annotations, pleasant copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

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