[CRUCIFIXION]; LIPSIUS, Justus. De Cruce Libri Tres [Three books in one volume].
[CRUCIFIXION]; LIPSIUS, Justus
De Cruce Libri Tres ad Sacram profanamque historiam utiles…
Antverpiae [Antwerp]: Ex Officina Plantiniana [Widow of Plantin and Johannes Moretus], 1595
[bound with]
LIPSIUS, [Justus]
Adversus Dialogistam Liber de una Religione. In quo tria capita libri quarti politicorum explicantur.
Francofurti [Frankfurt]: Ionnem Wechelum & Petrum Fischerum consorttes [Johann Wechel & Peter Fischer], 1591
[and]
COORNHERT, Theodorum Volchardum [Dirk Volkertszoon]
Defensio processus de non occidendis haereticis, contra tria capita libri IIII politicorum I. Lipsi. Eiusque libri adversus dialogistam confutatio.
Hanoviae ad Moenum [Hanau]: Wilhelm Antonius, 1593
8vo., contemporary blind-ruled limp vellum, titles in ink to spine now faded; final volume untrimmed at foot; pp. [i, title], [xiv], 15-137, [iii, index], [iv, final privilege] A-I8; [i, title], [ii], 4-77, [i], [ii, final ‘Ad lectorem f.] A-E8.; [i, title+lectorem leaf verso], 3-99, [iii,blank] A-F8, G2; printer’s devices to titles of books I and II [engraved and woodcut, respectively]; engraved illustrations within the text, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces; ink underlining throughout; annotations in ink to first two titles; small, mostly marginal wormholes, the last 4 ff. with worm trace at head, affecting a small part of the headlines, and the odd letter of text, but without any loss of sense; endpapers wormed, some light spotting and staining, lacking the original ties; the binding itself clearly used, lightly stained; a remarkable survival, nonetheless, of three interesting books together.
Three works in one volume. The first volume comprises a study of crucifixion in antiquity, with some fascinating plates. The second is Lipsius’ rebuttal to criticism of his earlier Liber de una Religione, and the third is Coornhertt’s critique of Lipsuis’ Politicorum.
Lipsuis was a Flemish Catholic Pilologist, Philosopher and Humanist, who is best known for writing a series of works designed to revive ancient stoicism. Born in Overijse, now part of modern Belgium, he traveled widely throughout Europe, and spent several years examining texts in the Vatican library. He also taught, both at the Universities of Jena and Lieden, and counted among his students Philip Rubens, brother of the painter. This work on crucifixion is one of his lesser-known histories, although it is thought to be a way of demonstrating his reconciliation with Catholicism after years of spiritual drifting. The twenty two engravings included the text (including one full page) depict a series of scenes and have been attributed to Peeter van der Borcht, the noted painter, draughtsman and etcher who supplied Plantin with drawings for many of the engravings appearing in his volumes during this period. The second edition of 1595 is rare in commerce.
Lipsius invented a specific terminology for the cross, or ‘crux’, the first being a ‘crux simplex’ (a simple stake), and the second a ‘crux compacta’ (comprised of two pieces of wood). A victim would be either affixed to the former, or impaled upon it. The latter was sub-divided into a ‘crux decussata’ (X shaped), ‘crux commissa’ (T shaped) and ‘crux imissa († shaped).
Coornhert was a dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian and artist. He was staunchly opposed to military violence, with this, his treatise against the killing of heretics, expounding his aversion to capital punishment, in direct opposition to Lipsius.
I: Adams L778.
II: VD 16 L 1985
III: Adams C2597; VD 16 C 4993.
[CRUCIFIXION]; LIPSIUS, Justus
De Cruce Libri Tres ad Sacram profanamque historiam utiles…
Antverpiae [Antwerp]: Ex Officina Plantiniana [Widow of Plantin and Johannes Moretus], 1595
[bound with]
LIPSIUS, [Justus]
Adversus Dialogistam Liber de una Religione. In quo tria capita libri quarti politicorum explicantur.
Francofurti [Frankfurt]: Ionnem Wechelum & Petrum Fischerum consorttes [Johann Wechel & Peter Fischer], 1591
[and]
COORNHERT, Theodorum Volchardum [Dirk Volkertszoon]
Defensio processus de non occidendis haereticis, contra tria capita libri IIII politicorum I. Lipsi. Eiusque libri adversus dialogistam confutatio.
Hanoviae ad Moenum [Hanau]: Wilhelm Antonius, 1593
8vo., contemporary blind-ruled limp vellum, titles in ink to spine now faded; final volume untrimmed at foot; pp. [i, title], [xiv], 15-137, [iii, index], [iv, final privilege] A-I8; [i, title], [ii], 4-77, [i], [ii, final ‘Ad lectorem f.] A-E8.; [i, title+lectorem leaf verso], 3-99, [iii,blank] A-F8, G2; printer’s devices to titles of books I and II [engraved and woodcut, respectively]; engraved illustrations within the text, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces; ink underlining throughout; annotations in ink to first two titles; small, mostly marginal wormholes, the last 4 ff. with worm trace at head, affecting a small part of the headlines, and the odd letter of text, but without any loss of sense; endpapers wormed, some light spotting and staining, lacking the original ties; the binding itself clearly used, lightly stained; a remarkable survival, nonetheless, of three interesting books together.
Three works in one volume. The first volume comprises a study of crucifixion in antiquity, with some fascinating plates. The second is Lipsius’ rebuttal to criticism of his earlier Liber de una Religione, and the third is Coornhertt’s critique of Lipsuis’ Politicorum.
Lipsuis was a Flemish Catholic Pilologist, Philosopher and Humanist, who is best known for writing a series of works designed to revive ancient stoicism. Born in Overijse, now part of modern Belgium, he traveled widely throughout Europe, and spent several years examining texts in the Vatican library. He also taught, both at the Universities of Jena and Lieden, and counted among his students Philip Rubens, brother of the painter. This work on crucifixion is one of his lesser-known histories, although it is thought to be a way of demonstrating his reconciliation with Catholicism after years of spiritual drifting. The twenty two engravings included the text (including one full page) depict a series of scenes and have been attributed to Peeter van der Borcht, the noted painter, draughtsman and etcher who supplied Plantin with drawings for many of the engravings appearing in his volumes during this period. The second edition of 1595 is rare in commerce.
Lipsius invented a specific terminology for the cross, or ‘crux’, the first being a ‘crux simplex’ (a simple stake), and the second a ‘crux compacta’ (comprised of two pieces of wood). A victim would be either affixed to the former, or impaled upon it. The latter was sub-divided into a ‘crux decussata’ (X shaped), ‘crux commissa’ (T shaped) and ‘crux imissa († shaped).
Coornhert was a dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian and artist. He was staunchly opposed to military violence, with this, his treatise against the killing of heretics, expounding his aversion to capital punishment, in direct opposition to Lipsius.
I: Adams L778.
II: VD 16 L 1985
III: Adams C2597; VD 16 C 4993.
[CRUCIFIXION]; LIPSIUS, Justus
De Cruce Libri Tres ad Sacram profanamque historiam utiles…
Antverpiae [Antwerp]: Ex Officina Plantiniana [Widow of Plantin and Johannes Moretus], 1595
[bound with]
LIPSIUS, [Justus]
Adversus Dialogistam Liber de una Religione. In quo tria capita libri quarti politicorum explicantur.
Francofurti [Frankfurt]: Ionnem Wechelum & Petrum Fischerum consorttes [Johann Wechel & Peter Fischer], 1591
[and]
COORNHERT, Theodorum Volchardum [Dirk Volkertszoon]
Defensio processus de non occidendis haereticis, contra tria capita libri IIII politicorum I. Lipsi. Eiusque libri adversus dialogistam confutatio.
Hanoviae ad Moenum [Hanau]: Wilhelm Antonius, 1593
8vo., contemporary blind-ruled limp vellum, titles in ink to spine now faded; final volume untrimmed at foot; pp. [i, title], [xiv], 15-137, [iii, index], [iv, final privilege] A-I8; [i, title], [ii], 4-77, [i], [ii, final ‘Ad lectorem f.] A-E8.; [i, title+lectorem leaf verso], 3-99, [iii,blank] A-F8, G2; printer’s devices to titles of books I and II [engraved and woodcut, respectively]; engraved illustrations within the text, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces; ink underlining throughout; annotations in ink to first two titles; small, mostly marginal wormholes, the last 4 ff. with worm trace at head, affecting a small part of the headlines, and the odd letter of text, but without any loss of sense; endpapers wormed, some light spotting and staining, lacking the original ties; the binding itself clearly used, lightly stained; a remarkable survival, nonetheless, of three interesting books together.
Three works in one volume. The first volume comprises a study of crucifixion in antiquity, with some fascinating plates. The second is Lipsius’ rebuttal to criticism of his earlier Liber de una Religione, and the third is Coornhertt’s critique of Lipsuis’ Politicorum.
Lipsuis was a Flemish Catholic Pilologist, Philosopher and Humanist, who is best known for writing a series of works designed to revive ancient stoicism. Born in Overijse, now part of modern Belgium, he traveled widely throughout Europe, and spent several years examining texts in the Vatican library. He also taught, both at the Universities of Jena and Lieden, and counted among his students Philip Rubens, brother of the painter. This work on crucifixion is one of his lesser-known histories, although it is thought to be a way of demonstrating his reconciliation with Catholicism after years of spiritual drifting. The twenty two engravings included the text (including one full page) depict a series of scenes and have been attributed to Peeter van der Borcht, the noted painter, draughtsman and etcher who supplied Plantin with drawings for many of the engravings appearing in his volumes during this period. The second edition of 1595 is rare in commerce.
Lipsius invented a specific terminology for the cross, or ‘crux’, the first being a ‘crux simplex’ (a simple stake), and the second a ‘crux compacta’ (comprised of two pieces of wood). A victim would be either affixed to the former, or impaled upon it. The latter was sub-divided into a ‘crux decussata’ (X shaped), ‘crux commissa’ (T shaped) and ‘crux imissa († shaped).
Coornhert was a dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian and artist. He was staunchly opposed to military violence, with this, his treatise against the killing of heretics, expounding his aversion to capital punishment, in direct opposition to Lipsius.
I: Adams L778.
II: VD 16 L 1985
III: Adams C2597; VD 16 C 4993.