Gott ist die reinste Liebe
ECKARTSHAUSEN, Hofrath von
Bregenz: gedrucht und verlegt bey Jos. Brentano. 1800.
8vo. 160x95mm. pp. [1,1bl], 208, [4 contents], 8. Engraved frontispiece of Samuel. Beautifully bound in pink velvet covered boards and spine, covers edged in silver and decorated with silver and gilded metal arabesque and floral motifs. Five gilded metal bands to spine one of which is damaged with 1cm missing. Gilded metal clasps. All edges gilt with two gauffered flower motifs on each edge. Glossy vivid blue-green endpapers. Internally very good with a little browning.
Gott ist die reinste Liebe (God is the purest Love) was first published in Munich in 1790 and was an instant success being translated and republished numerous times over the following years. A collection of devotional texts and prayers, Gott ist die reinste Liebe was often given as a present and this pretty, charming and mildly luxurious binding was clearly made to mark an important occasion.
8vo. 160x95mm. pp. [1,1bl], 208, [4 contents], 8. Engraved frontispiece of Samuel. Beautifully bound in pink velvet covered boards and spine, covers edged in silver and decorated with silver and gilded metal arabesque and floral motifs. Five gilded metal bands to spine one of which is damaged with 1cm missing. Gilded metal clasps. All edges gilt with two gauffered flower motifs on each edge. Glossy vivid blue-green endpapers. Internally very good with a little browning.
Gott ist die reinste Liebe (God is the purest Love) was first published in Munich in 1790 and was an instant success being translated and republished numerous times over the following years. A collection of devotional texts and prayers, Gott ist die reinste Liebe was often given as a present and this pretty, charming and mildly luxurious binding was clearly made to mark an important occasion.