The holy state… The profane state…

1648 Thomas Fuller Holy vs Profane State Joan of Arc Witch Endor Paracelsus

'The Holy State and the Profane State' is a 17th-century book by English historian Thomas Fuller. Through maxims and short commentary, Fuller describes the roles and life of every member of the holy state and the profane state (i.e., good people vs. bad people) – instruction on how to live a good life for wives, husbands, and children, physicians, merchants, notes on how to travel, service roles for bishops, and others. Fuller balances the roles of good living with those who live the 'profane' life – hypocrites, liars, atheists, tyrants, witches (including the Witch of Endor), and even comments on Joan of Arc as a villain!

Item number: #25006

Price: $1250

FULLER, Thomas

The holy state…

The profane state…

Cambridge : printed by R[oger]. D[aniel]. for John Williams, and are to be sold at the signe of the Crown in St. Pauls Churchyard, 1648.

Details:

· Collation: complete with all pages

o [8], 510 (i.e., 468)

Pagination errors expected

Last page present but damaged

o 20 portrait engravings

o Includes both title pages!

· References: Lowndes 847

· Provenance: Handwritten – Abram Slater, 1704, Sudbury Mill

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~10.75in X 7.5in (27cm x 18.5cm)

· Rare and desirable

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