{"product_id":"the-life-of-jesus-ernest-renan-1st-english-edition","title":"The Life of Jesus, Ernest Renan — 1st English Edition","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_aac2ab11ae324997-1114\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-984\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-984 citation-end-984\"\u003e London, Trübner \u0026amp; Co, 1864\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"1\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [xii], 311.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_aac2ab11ae324997-1111\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original dark green publisher's cloth remains tight, square, and structurally sound, which is highly desirable for a mid-19th-century volume\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,2\"\u003e. The blind-stamped borders and panelling to the boards retain excellent crispness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,4\"\u003e. Wear is primarily confined to minor rubbing and bumping at the extremities, alongside mild fraying to the top and bottom edges of the spine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,6\"\u003e. Crucially, the gilt lettering on the spine remains bright and unoxidised\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,8\"\u003e. The text block is firm; the page edges exhibit standard age-toning and faint darkening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,10\"\u003e, but internally the leaves remain supple, clean, and highly legible, showing only mild occasional foxing typical of the era's paper stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,12\"\u003e. The volume is currently protected in a removable clear mylar sleeve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,13\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,14\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_aac2ab11ae324997-1112\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e True first English translation of Ernest Renan's monumental and deeply controversial \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"113\" data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003eLa Vie de Jésus\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally published in France in 1863, this English edition was quickly brought to market in 1864 by Trübner \u0026amp; Co. of London (in conjunction with M. Lévy Frères of Paris)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e, with the physical printing executed by J. Hamer of Leeds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_aac2ab11ae324997-1113\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003eThe volume is entirely unillustrated, relying instead on Renan's evocative prose. It features the printed dedication to Renan's sister, Henriette, composed at Ghazir where the siblings lived and traveled while he drafted the initial manuscript\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e. First English editions in their original, unrestored publisher's cloth are becoming increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly when free of heavy institutional markings or significant structural damage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eErnest Renan's \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"22\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThe Life of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e is a watershed text in the history of biblical scholarship and European literature. Stripping away the miraculous and the divine, Renan approaches Jesus of Nazareth not as the Son of God, but as an unparalleled historical figure, a charismatic, radical Galilean preacher whose moral philosophy fundamentally altered the course of human history. Written with the lyrical beauty of a romantic novelist and the rigorous scrutiny of a pioneering philologist, this seminal work shocked the 19th-century religious establishment and forever shifted the paradigm of how modern society interacts with the origins of Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54142203035987,"sku":"4379","price":595.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260619_122058_1.jpg?v=1782818632","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-life-of-jesus-ernest-renan-1st-english-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}