COURTILZ DE SANDRAS] - Testament politique de Messire Jean- - Lot 269

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COURTILZ DE SANDRAS] - Testament politique de Messire Jean- - Lot 269
COURTILZ DE SANDRAS] - Testament politique de Messire Jean-Baptiste Colbert, ministre et secrétaire d'état, où l'on voit ce qui s'est passé sous le règne de Louis le Grand jusqu'en l'année 1684. With remarks on the government of the kingdom. The Hague, Henry van Bulderen, 1694. In-12, (12) ff. 410 pp. in contemporary fawn calf, spine ribbed and ornamented, small loss at lower head. SAUVY, Livres saisis à Paris, n°489. History of the reign of Louis XIV up to 1684. Deals with royal authority, relations between the prince and his subjects, and the state of the kingdom. Although generally eulogistic about the reign of Louis XIV, the work also contains a number of criticisms, such as the venality of judicial offices and ecclesiastical benefits, and disapproval of tyranny.
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