{"product_id":"paolo-sarpi-letters-renowned-father-paul-london-1693-125355","title":"The Letters of the Renowned Father Paul,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003efirst edition in English\u003c\/h4\u003eThe first edition in English of the collected letters of the dissident Venetian statesman Paolo Sarpi (1552-1623).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarpi is best remembered for his \u003cem\u003eHistoria del Concilio Tridentino\u003c\/em\u003e, first published pseudonymously in London in 1619, a thinly veiled attacked on the Papal Curia and the failure of the Council to effect a reconciliation with the Protestant movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A member of the Servite Order, hated yet never excommunicated by the Papal See, Sarpi was the devoted and honoured servant of the Venetian Republic. Like the author in his lifetime, so in later years his books formed a nucleus of opposition to the papacy of Pius IV' (PMM).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarpi was prominent amongst the figures involved in the Venetian interdict, a diplomatic quarrel and pamphlet war which broke out between the Republic and Papacy in 1605 to 1607 and resulted in the expulsion of the Jesuits from Venice for the next 50 years. The target of an unsuccessful assassination attempt in 1607 which had been fuelled by religious motives, Sarpi withdrew from public life and spent the remainder of his time working on his history before his death in 1623.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition in English; 8vo (19.5 x 12.5 cm); engraved portrait frontispiece, endpapers slightly toned, small wormhole to final f. of text just affecting headline to verso, otherwise internally clean; contemporary sprinkled panelled-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, old shelf-mark label to lower compartment, edges sprinkled red, joints a little rubbed, small old wormhole to upper compartments, very good; cxvii, [3], 431, [1]pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eESTC R19825.","brand":"SARPI, Paolo; BROWN, Edward (translator).","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57636624761207,"sku":"125355","price":800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/125355_01.jpg?v=1792774738","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/paolo-sarpi-letters-renowned-father-paul-london-1693-125355","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}