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‎Histoire de l'etude de la Langue Grecque dans L'occident de L'Europe depuis La Fin Du Ve Siecle Jusqu'a Celle Du XIVe. Texte introduit et édité par Perrine Simon-Nahum. Texte latins et grecs revus et traduits par Jean-Christophe de Nadaï.‎

‎ Paris, Les Editions du Cerf, 2009. In-8, rel. moderne demi-chagrin bleu marine, dos à nerfs titré, plats et gardes flammés, couverture et dors de la couv. d'origine conservés, tranches mouchetées, 785pp, édition originale, table des matières. ‎

‎En 1848, l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Letres couronne une étude d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) répondant à la question inscrite au concours sur "l'étude de la langue grecque en Occident du Ve au XIVe siècle". Repéré il y a quelques années par P. Vidal-Naquet, le manuscrit de Renan n'a jamais été utilisé jusqu'à ce jour alors que son auteur exerça sur le XIXe siècle français une véritable "royauté intellectuelle". Superbe exemplaire. - Frais de port : -France 8,4 € -U.E. 10 € -Monde (z B : 15 €) (z C : 33 €) ‎

‎Patrice.‎

‎ Paris, Calmann-Lévy, s. d. [1908] In-8, relié pleine toile moderne noire, dos lisse, pièce de titre, couverture conservée (défraîchie), 131pp, 5 illustrations h.-t. (héliogravures) sous serpentes. EDITION ORIGINALE. ‎

‎Envoi autographe. Bon état. - ‎

‎LETTRES INTIMES, 1842-1845. Précédées de ma soeur Henriette.‎

‎ P., Calmann-Lévy, 1896. In-8, bradel, reliure de l'époque pleine toile gommée bleue marine, dos lisse pièce de titre marron, bordée d'un double filet doré, fleuron et millésime doré, double filet en queue, 2 ff. bl., 2 ff. n.ch., 408 pp, 2 ff. bl. Edition en partie originale. ‎

‎Cette correpondance nous permet de pénétrer dans l'intimité de ses relations avec les membres de sa famille. L'opuscule consacré à sa sueur Henriette avaitt été publié pour la 1ère fois en 1862 et tiré à seulement 100 ex. Très bonne condition. - Frais de port : -France 7,15 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 14 €) (z C : 24 €) ‎

‎Histoire littéraire de la France au quatorzième siècle. Discours sur l'état des lettres par V. Le Clerc. Discours sur l'état des beaux-arts par E. Renan.‎

‎ P., Lévy, 1865. 2 vol. grand in-8 brochés, XVIII-548 + 429 pp., bibliogr., index. ‎

‎ Bonne condition. - Frais de port : -France 8,4 € -U.E. 10 € -Monde (z B : 15 €) (z C : 33 €) ‎

‎Cahiers de jeunesse, 1845-1846. [Et] : Nouveaux cahiers de jeunesse, 1846.‎

‎ P., Calmann-Lévy, 1929. 2 forts vol. in-8 brochés, 424 + 326 pp., index général. ‎

‎Mention de 3e éd. au premier volume. L'index couvre l'ensemble des 2 volumes. Bonne condition. - Frais de port : -France 8,4 € -U.E. 10 € -Monde (z B : 15 €) (z C : 33 €) ‎

‎DIALOGUES PHILOSOPHIQUES SUIVIS DE L'EXAMEN DE CONSCIENCE PHILOSOPHIQUE.‎

‎ P., Chez Claude Aveline, 1876. In-8, bradel, reliure en toile gommée olive, rel. postérieure, couverture et dos conservés, pièce de titre en basane marron, bordée d'un double filet doré, XXI-334pp, Edition originale ‎

‎ Dos leg. passé, rousseurs sporadiques essentiellement marginales, ex. bien relié en état très convenable. - Frais de port : -France 7,15 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 14 €) (z C : 24 €) ‎

‎CAHIERS DE JEUNESSE 1845-1846 - NOUVEAUX CAHIERS DE JEUNESSE 1846.‎

‎ Paris, Calmann-Lévy, éditeurs, 1906-1907 2 vol. In-8, bradel, reliure habillée de papier marbré, dos lisse, pièces de titre maroquinée rouge et marron bordées d'un filet doré, couverture et dos conservés, 424, 326 pp, première édition. ‎

‎Première édition de neuf cahiers: Moisson - Nouvelle moisson - Utile à beaucoup de choses - Nephtali - Moi-Même - Ma vie - Pensées - La citerne de Joseph - Cadeau d'enfant . Index alphabétique des noms propres contenus dans les deux volumes des Cahiers de Jeunesse. Dos un peu passés, ex. bien reliés et en bonne condition. - ‎

‎CORRESPONDANCE. 1847-1892.‎

‎ P., Calmann-Lévy, 1929. In-8°, broché, 542 pp, table. ‎

‎Très intéressante correspondance ente deux grands penseurs et savants de cette époque. Petites taches sur le 1er plat de la couverture, se prolongeant sur les trois premiers ff., l'intérieur est sans rousseurs, état convenable. - Frais de port : -France 7,15 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 14 €) (z C : 24 €) ‎

‎Souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse.‎

‎ Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1883. In-8, bradel pleine percaline verte, pièce de titre rouge, XXIII-411pp.-[1]f. Edition originale. ‎

‎ Dos passé, intérieur frais. - ‎

‎Mélanges d'histoire et de voyages.‎

‎ P., Calmann Lévy, 1890. In-8, rel. de l’époque, demi-basane à coins brune, dos à faux-nerfs titré, bordés d'un filet doré, fleurons dorés plats marbrés, XIV-527pp, table des matières. ‎

‎ Mors frottés, ainsi que les coins, qqs. très pâles rous. sur les tous premiers et derniers ff., et sur les tranches, le corps du livre restant propre, bon ex. - Frais de port : -France 7,15 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 14 €) (z C : 24 €) ‎

‎Dialogues et Fragments Philosophiques. Quatrième édition.‎

‎ P., Calmann-Lévy, 1895. In-8, reliure moderne, demi-chagrin marron, dos à nerfs titré, plats et gardes flammés, plats de la couv. d'origine conservés, XXI-334pp. ‎

‎Certitudes - Dialogues - Rêves - Les sciences de la nature et les sciences historiques. Lettre à Mr. Berthelot - La science idéale et la science positive - Réponse de M. Berthelot... Qqs. rousseurs sans réelle importance, essentiellement marginales, ex. très bien relié en bonne condition. - Frais de port : -France 7,15 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 14 €) (z C : 24 €) ‎

‎Etudes d'histoire religieuse.‎

‎ P., Calmann Lévy, 1864. In-8, rel. postérieure demi-basane fauve, dos à 4 nerfs, titres, filets et fleurons dorés, plats marbrés, couverture conservée, XXVIII-432 pp. ‎

‎Septième édition revue et corrigée. Reliure en excellent état, pâles rousseurs aux derniers feuillets, très bel ex. - Frais de port : -France 6,8 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 14 €) (z C : 24 €) ‎

‎Drames philosophiques.‎

‎ Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1888. In-8, rel. demi-chagrin rouge, dos à faux-nerfs rehaussés de filets à froids, titre doré, 566 pp. ‎

‎ Coiffes frottées, départ de fente en haut du mors sup., intérieur bruni dans les marges sans incidence sur la lecture, bon ex. - Frais de port : -France 8,4 € -U.E. 10 € -Monde (z B : 15 €) (z C : 33 €) ‎

‎Marc-Aurèle et la fin du monde antique. ‎

‎ Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1883. In-8, rel. de l'ép. demi-maroquin brun à coins soulignés d'une filet doré, dos à 3 nerfs rehaussés d'un filet doré, décor doré en long, titre doré, tête dorée ; VI-648 pp. ‎

‎De la collection: Histoire des origines du Christianisme. Livre Septième qui comprend le règne de Marc-Aurèle (161-180). Mors lég. frottés, rousseurs éparses, bel ex. - Frais de port : -France 8,4 € -U.E. 10 € -Monde (z B : 15 €) (z C : 33 €) ‎

‎L'avenir de la science. Pensées de 1848.‎

‎ Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1890. In-8, rel. lég. post. demi-basane verte, dos à nerfs, titre doré, tranches mouchetées; XX-541 pp., notes. ‎

‎ Dos lég. insolé, bel ex. - Frais de port : -France 8,4 € -U.E. 10 € -Monde (z B : 15 €) (z C : 33 €) ‎

‎Lettres du séminaire. 1838-1846.‎

‎ P., Calmann-Lévy, [1923]. In-8 broché, 350 pp. ‎

‎ Papier un peu bruni mais solide, découp. sur un demi cm. en marge du faux-titre, bonne condition. - Frais de port : -France 6,8 € -U.E. 9 € -Monde (z B : 14 €) (z C : 24 €) ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST - WITH ORIGINAL LETTER FROM RENAN]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Lex 8vo. Bound uncut with the original printed wrappers in a very nice and elegant half morocco binding with five raised bands and gilt author and title to spine (Trinckvel). Wrappers a bit soiled, and a small repair to margin of front wrapper. Lower right corner of first two leaves repaired, far from afecting lettering. Otherwise a fine copy. Original handwritten and signed letter from Renan inserted between front end-papers. Withe the half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Rare with the original wrappers. Renan's masterpiece constitutes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The 1 full page original handwritten and signed (E. Renan) letter is dated August 1869 is about a certain Mr. Bambal, who, Renan writes, has left made a very good impression on him and has been a great help during his candidacee. He praises him as an intlligent man. Renan furthermore mentions a book that he wishes to give to the brother of the addressee of the letter. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind, but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholicism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scholar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Lettres Inédites d'Ernest Renan à ses éditeurs Michel & Calmann Lévy.‎

‎ Calmann Lévy In-8, broché, couverture vert d'eau illustrée d'un portrait en camée au centre, 342 pages, ensemble fané et en bon état. Propre. ‎

‎Pendant trente-six ans, de ses débuts dans le métier d'écrivain à sa mort, Ernest Renan est demeuré fidèle aux éditeurs qui lui avaient fait confiance, Michel et Calmann Lévy. Cette correspondance inédite comprend 549 lettres et restitue les années de collaboration, d'amitié puis d'intimité entre l'un des plus grands penseurs du xixe siècle et une famille d'éditeurs. Le scandale que représentera la publication de la Vie de Jésus retentit dans cette correspondance, tout comme les réactions de l'historien des Origines du Christianisme, préparant minutieusement le succès de ses livres, sûr d'être un écrivain de talent, s'attachant ensuite à poursuivre une oeuvre qui laisserait des traces indélébiles. A côté du penseur, de l'historien, on devine le spécialiste des métiers de la communication, l'intellectuel qui masque ses véritables rapports au monde de l'argent, engendrant un mythe durable, celui de l'homme de lettres sans attaches avec l'univers matériel.Les lieux et les êtres défilent au long de ces années 1856-1892. Les voyages en Orient, en Italie, en Bretagne suscitent des commentaires à chaud. Taine, Michelet, George Sand, le général Boulanger, le Prince Napoléon apparaissent sous un éclairage inhabituel. Tout un pan de la société du xixe siècle se découvre dans cette suite de lettres retraçant une aventure humaine dans un milieu fascinant, celui de l'édition. Bon Etat Mise à jour du Samedi 27 Juin 2026. Paiement PayPal immédiat, Mondial Relay pour : France, Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, Espagne, Italie, Portugal, Luxembourg, Pays-Bas, Pologne (Communiquer votre point ou locker si connu). Une participation supplémentaire peut être demandée pour les colis lourds hors France où les envois compris entre 5 et 25 kg sont dégressifs : 2 à 4 kilogrammes - 7.99 / 5 à 10 kg - 15.99 / 15 -25 kg - 25.99. Certaines de nos collections ( Vian, Céline, Camus (...) peuvent être expédiées en Franco de port. Pour linternational hors Europe (Suisse, Canada, Japon, Etats-Unis, les frais dexpéditions peuvent varier selon le poids (mise à jour : 1 juin 2026). ‎

‎Lettre autographe signée à Alfred Maury (4 pages sur un bi-feuillet in-8, Rome, 9 avril 1850).‎

‎ 1850 1 vol. en feuilles Superbe lettre à son ami Alfred Maury (1817-1892), qui semble inédite, écrite lors de son séjour de huit mois en Italie (1849-1850). Profitant de l'occupation de Rome par les troupes françaises, l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres envoie le jeune Renan explorer les bibliothèques romaines auparavant inaccessibles aux chercheurs français.Dans ses "Souvenirs", Maury écrit sur sa rencontre avec Renan en 1849 : "Quelques mois ne s'étaient pas écoulés que nous étions devenus amis presque intimes...". Jean Pommier écrit "Les deux hommes eurent en commun l'indépendance d'esprit et le goût des recherches d'érudition. Ils furent employés l'un après l'autre à la Bibliothèque de la rue de Richelieu, se trouvèrent confrères à l'Académie des Inscriptions et collègues au Collège de France, où Mr Maury succéda à Mr J.-D. Guigniaut le 23 novembre 1862 dans la chaire d'histoire et morale qui avait été celle de Mr Michelet (...). Il mourut la même année que Renan (1892), huit mois avant son ami" (Cahiers Ernest Renan n° 1).Le ton de cette lettre démontre sans aucun doute un respect mutuel et une grande affection entre les deux jeunes gens : "Vous ne sauriez croire quelle joie me causent vos douces et affectueuses paroles, isolé comme je suis dans un pays où je peux sympathiser avec si peu de vivants. Il y a seulement un point qui me fait quelque peine dans vos chères lettres, ce sont les compliments que vous croyez devoir m'adresser et les précautions oratoires que vous employez pour me donner vos excellents avis. Ne sommes-nous point encore assez amis, mon cher, pour que l'assurance de notre affection réciproque soit le seul compliment que nous nous adressions ?".Cette affectueuse mise au point faite, Renan aborde son travail sur les langues sémitiques laissé en suspens à son départ pour l'Italie, et dont il a confié le manuscrit à Maury. Il pense que cet essai, pour lequel il lui prit "une démangeaison malencontreuse de le publier, mauvaise idée dont le voyage d'Italie mit heureusement une distance", sera à reprendre à son retour pour en faire "l'histoire intérieure des procédés de la langue sémitique". Ce travail fut finalement publié en 1855.Car pour l'heure, Renan a pour projet de quitter Rome pour Padoue afin de se consacrer à l'histoire de l'averroïsme : "Ce sujet s'est singulièrement élargi pour moi durant mon voyage : il est presque devenu dans mon esprit l'histoire de l'incrédulité au Moyen-Age. Or vous savez que vers la fin du Moyen-Age et à la Renaissance, l'averroïsme se cantonna dans les écoles de Padoue et Venise, ou plutôt que l'averroïsme fut là ce que le platonisme fut pour les libres penseurs de Florence...".Renan poursuit sa lettre en évoquant ses rencontres avec plusieurs érudits italiens et ses trouvailles bibliographiques.‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Bound totally uncut w. the orig. wrappers, also the back, in a near cont. green marbled cardboardbdg. w. red gilt title- and tome-labels to back. Capitals w. traces of use and back a bit faded, but otherwise nice and solid. Wrappers lightly soiled. Woodcut portrait of Renan inserted as frontispiece (not called for). W. half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). A very nice and clean copy, -only a couple of leaves w. very minor brownspotting. (4), LIX, 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Rare with the original wrappers. Renan's masterpiece, which constitutes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind, but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholicism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scholar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. Huitième édition.‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Nice cont. solid black hcalf w. five raised bands and gilt title to back. Half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier"") browned, otherwise only occational brownspotting. A nice and solid copy.. (4), LIX, 459, (2) pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎Printed the same year as the first edition (also Paris, Michel Lévy Frères). The work caused immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus.‎

‎Berlin, Jul. Springer, 1863. 8vo. nice cont. twotoned hcalf w. gilt back. Internally only occational minor brownspotting. Old owner's name to front free endpaper (""Madme Rothe née Roux""). (4), XLII, 327 pp.‎

‎The Berlin-edition of the seminal work, which was immensely influential on European thought, philosophy, history and religion from the date of its appearance. The first edition appeared in Paris in the same year, and the Berlin-edition appeared about simultaneously.The work caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. 8vo. Orig. green hcloth w. gilt spine. Upper back hinge cracked and spine a bit crooked. Corners a bit bumped. A very nice copy w. only occasional minor brownspotting. Old owner's inscription to title-page. W. half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462, (2) pp.‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitutes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind, but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholicism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scholar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a nice contemporary red halfcalf with five raised bands to spine, with blindstamped borders to compartments. A very nice copy, also with the often lacking half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer.‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a very nice contemporary red half calf with five raised bands to spine, blindstamped borders to compartments and gilt title. Light occassional brownspotting, but overall a very nice, clean and tight copy, in- as well as externally. With the half-title present (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared - Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎