De multiplici hæreticorum tentatione - photo 1

De multiplici hæreticorum tentatione

Lot 51
16.10.2025 10:00UTC +01:00
Classic
To bid, go to the website
CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
ID 1471974
Lot 51 | De multiplici hæreticorum tentatione
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
LA VACQUERIE, Jean de (d. 1497). De multiplici hæreticorum tentatione. Paris: Nicolas Chesneau and Claude Frémy, 1560.

Rare treatise on heresy with the sermon read at the baptism of two children from America in France. La Vacquerie served as the first president of the Parliament of Paris from 1481 to 1497. In this polemic, he identifies three strategies used by heretics to lead the faithful astray and compares them to the temptations faced by Christ. At the end is a sermon which he read in 1559 “apud Faræmonasterium in ablutione baptismali duorum puerorum terræ Americæ” [at the Faremoutiers monastery during the baptism of two children from the land of America]—likely two indigenous Brazilians brought to France. Adams V 2. BM STC French 432.

Small octavo (160 × 105mm). Woodcut printer’s device on title-page woodcut initials and headpieces (sewing loose at tail of quire C, light dampstains). Contemporary limp vellum, frame and central fleuron tooled in gold, edges gilt (warped, tail of textblock exposed). Provenance: 18th/19th-century name on flyleaf.
Place of origin:France
Auction house category:Printed books
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
02.10.2025 – 16.10.2025
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.