Schelstrate Emmanuel. - Ecclesia Africana sub primate Carthaginiensi. - 1679

Schelstrate Emmanuel. Ecclesia Africana under the primate of Carthage. Paris at Frederic Leonard, 1679. First edition. An unattainable original edition of the famous treatise on the history of the Church in North Africa by the renowned Belgian Vatican librarian and scholar. The work deals with the origin and organization of the Church, describing the life of the faithful, persecutions, martyrs, regional councils, and the jurisdiction and authority of the Bishop of Carthage, including the schisms and heresies that marked its history before the Islamic expansion. Bindings in full period leather. Gilt title on the spine. Spine with raised cords, entirely decorated with gold friezes. Frontispiece in red and black. Charming wood-engraved finials. Dimensions 20 x 15 cm; preliminaries 40 pp., main text 328 pp., 10 pp. Very good condition.