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LUBOMIRSKI, Prince Stanislaw Herakliusz (1642-1702). De vanitate consiliorum liber unus, in quo vanitas rerum humanarum demonstratur hodiernum ploniae statum concernentia inseruntur. Warsaw (?), circa 1700.
8o (162 x 101 mm). 86 leaves. Manuscript on paper in a fine calligraphic hand in red and black ink. 18th-century calf, spine gilt, gilt edges, "Brokatpapier" endpapers (some rubbing and light wear). Provenance: Prince Lichtenstein (bookplate); purchased from H.P. Kraus, 1 April 1958.
A fine specimen of calligraphy of the period. A dialogue between Vanity and Truth, in which Prince Stanislaw Herakliusz Lubomirski, Grand Marshal of Poland develops his pessimistic philosophy appartenly deeply disillusioned by the political condition of his country. The work was printed in Warsaw and published in Leipzig 1702. Probably a presentation copy send to the Prince of Lichtenstein by Lubomirski.
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A fine specimen of calligraphy of the period. A dialogue between Vanity and Truth, in which Prince Stanislaw Herakliusz Lubomirski, Grand Marshal of Poland develops his pessimistic philosophy appartenly deeply disillusioned by the political condition of his country. The work was printed in Warsaw and published in Leipzig 1702. Probably a presentation copy send to the Prince of Lichtenstein by Lubomirski.