1676 Portrait of Old Age John Smith Aging Bible Ecclesiastes Solomon Death Dying

1676 Portrait of Old Age John Smith Aging Bible Ecclesiastes Solomon Death Dying

“The Pourtract of Old Age” is a rare 17^th-century treatise on dealing with aging. Based on Ecclesiastes chapter 12, this book recounts King Solomon’s account of old age – remembering youth, knowing dangers, relationships and connections, death and dying, diseases, and the body both holy and physical. Smith describes three separate stages of old age, per Steven Smith:

1. “crude, green, and while it is yet in the beginning” (working years)
2. “full, mature, or ripe” (retirement, but active)
3. “extreme, sickly, decrepit, ever-growing old age” (the end of life)

This book serves as a reminder that aging is not the end, but rather a way to continue life and enjoy it.

This 1676 edition is considered quite rare!

Item number: #25729

Price: $950

SMITH, John

The pourtract [pourtrait] of old age. Wherein is contained a sacred anatomy both of soul, and body

London: printed by J. Macock for Walter Kettilby, 1676.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • [16], 266, [6]
  • Includes 1 folding chart
• References: Wing S 4116
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11.5cm)

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