Constitvtiones Societatis Iesv : et examen cvm declarationibvs.
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| Language: | Latin |
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Apud Ioannem Mevrsivm,
M. DC. XXXV. [i.e. Amsterdam : Jan Schipper, ca. 1650]
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| Series: | Institutum ;
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| 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." Originally written in Spanish (but never published) by St. Ignatius of Loyola and given its official Latin translation by Juan Polanco. Cf. Backer-Sommervogel V, col. 75, no. 2. Title vignette (copy of the printer?s device of Jan van Meurs); initials; printed marginalia. Signatures: A-2D? 2E?. |
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| Physical Description: | 368, [70] p. ; 16 cm. (8vo) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Place of Publication: | Netherlands -- Amsterdam. |