Leighton Library has 1658 edition of "Les vies des Saints Pères des déserts et de quelques Saintes" by Robert Arnauld d’Andilly

Added by Leighton Library at 06:44 on 28 May 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1658 edition of "Les vies des Saints Pères des déserts et de quelques Saintes" by French poet, writer and translator, Robert Arnauld d’Andilly was born #OnThisDay 28 May 1589. He was renowned in the development of pruning of fruit trees, and was conseiller d’État (speciali...

Leighton Library has 1614 edition of "Relatio ad reges & principes christianos" by Caspar Schoppe

Added by Leighton Library at 10:24 on 27 May 2025

He was referred to as "a man of a restless spirit and a malicious pen!" #OnThisDay 27 May 1576 German controversialist and scholar Caspar Schoppe was born. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has a 1614 edition of his "Relatio ad reges & principes christianos"

Leighton Library has 1816 edition of “Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity” by William Paley

Added by Leighton Library at 06:16 on 25 May 2025

The Leighton Library has a 1816 edition of the best known work of clergyman & philosopher William Paley (who died #OnThisDay 25 May 1805) “Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity.” This book presented the intelligent design argument for the existence of God and inc...