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Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) Christliche geistliche Predigten von den vornehmsten Christlichen Tugenden.
Cologne: Maternum Cholinum, 1581.
[Bound with] Saint Jerome's Zwo schöne lehrzeyche Episteln, Cologne: Maternum Cholinum, 1581, octavo, two parts in one volume, each title printed in red and black; both titles translated by Jodocus Lorich (1540-1612); bound in full contemporary alum-tawed blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards with intact clasps, binding nicely preserved; library stamps to ffep and first title; 5 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.
Bernard of Clairvaux's letter was written to his sister on the education of a woman. Lorich dedicates the work to all young women and widows. Jerome's first letter, although no longer attributed to him, is also addressed to a woman. In her original missive, Celantia, in charge of a busy household, asked for advice on how to live a pious life while bound to her husband. The second letter is addressed to Laeta, the daughter of Paula, an ascetic religious and colleague of Jerome, who shares his advice on raising a female child.
