Quartus Tomus Concionum de Tempore, Quas post sestum Sacratissimi Corporis Christi, usque ad initium Dominici Aduentus in Ecclesia habentur. Auctore R.P.F. Ludovico Granatensi, Sacre Théologie Professore, Ordin sancti Dominici. Antverpiae, Ex Officina Plantiniana, Apud Ionnem Moretum, 1597, front board dated with "1603" & original owner's initials "FPK," woodcut Plantin Press printer's device on title page, rolled pigskin binding over wood with one original clasp (bottom clasp lacking), 725 pp, 7 x 4.5", 12mo.
In good condition. Original pigskin binding age-related toning & soiling. Painted lettering on spine is heavily rubbed & illegible. Previous ownership painted initials and date on front board are rubbed, but still legible. All edges painted red. Edges of boards are worn and corners bumped. Worming exhibited on both front and rear boards, which has consequently led into paste-downs & some pages of text-block. Remaining clasp is intact & in use.Previous ownership signatures found on title page. Blue ink stamp also found on title page. Toning throughout text-block, some instances of age-staining. Original binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing.
The Plantin Press at Antwerp was one of the focal centers of the fine printed book in the 16th century. Christophe Plantin (c. 1520-1589) of Touraine was trained as a bookbinder. He fled from Paris where at least one printer had recently been burned at the stake for heresy, and went to Antwerp. By 1555 he began to print books as a profession in Antwerp. Plantin took on an assistant, Jan Moretus (1543-1610), who could read Greek and Latin and could write correspondence in several modern languages. He became Plantin's business manager, son-in-law, and, eventually, his successor in the Plantin printing press. Under Moretus' management, the company focused on 12mo format for text-books, doing away with the smaller handbook (enchiridion), favored under his predecessor. Moretus' works and archives are held in the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp.
Louis of Granada (1504-1588), was a Dominican friar who was noted as a theologian, writer and preacher. The cause for his canonization has been long open with the Holy See, with his current status being Venerable. Besides ascetical theology, his published works treat of Scripture, dogma, ethics, biography and church history. The unexpected success of the book led him to dedicate himself to writing on spiritual themes for all. He wrote for 35 years, creating 49 works. This is a collection of sermons by Louis of Granada. This is one volume in a set of sermons. Presents very well.
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