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A plan of studies for Jesuit education.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Jesuits, Jesuits. Congregatio Generalis
Other Authors:	Acquaviva, Claudio, 1543-1615, Meurs, Johannes van, 1579-1639 (Printer), Schipper, Jan Jacobsz (Printer)
Format:	Book
Language:	Latin
Created:	Antverpi ̆: Apud Ioannem Mevrsivm, M. DC. XXXV. [i.e. Amsterdam : Jan Schipper, ca. 1650]
Series:	Institutum ; 7.
Subjects:	Jesuits > Education > Early works to 1800. False imprints (Publishing) > Netherlands > Amsterdam > 17th century. Jesuitica.
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Summary:	A plan of studies for Jesuit education.
Item Description:	Ca. 1650 pirated edition by Jan Schipper of Amsterdam; identified by the printer's name printed as 'Joannem Meursium' as opposed to the 'Ioannem Mevrsivm' of the original. Cf. Miert, L. van. 'Een onopgemerkte Elzevierdruk?' Het boek (1923), p. 131-138). A forgery of the 1635, Jan van Meurs copy, which in its entirety of 16 volumes comprised the first complete edition of the rules, decrees, constitution, etc. of the Society of Jesus. This work was called the "Institutum Societatis Jesu." Completed by Claudio Acquaviva in 1599. Signatures: A-N?. Title vignette (counterfeit of Meurs' device, consisting of a clasped book flanked by two angels and surmounted by a bust of Ignatius, motto below reads "Ad maiorem Dei gloriam."); tailpiece; initials; printed marginalia.
Physical Description:	173, [35] p. ; 16 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Place of Publication:	Belgium -- Antwerp. Netherlands -- Amsterdam.