[FIRST EDITION] Caroli Scribani - Christus Patiens - 1629

DESCRIPTION: I present at auction the 1st EDITION of a masterpiece of the Catholic Counter-Reformation: the tragic and spiritual treatise "Christus Patiens" (The Suffering Christ), written by one of Europe’s most influential Jesuits, Carolus Scribani (1561–1629).

Printed in Antwerp in 1629 by the renowned workshop of Martinus Nutius, this volume is a compendium of meditations on the Passion of Christ solemnly dedicated to the legendary Pope Urban VIII (URBANUS VIII. PONTIFEX MAXIMUS).

Almost 400 years of history intact in a volume that breathes the fervor of Baroque art and theology.

+ THE ART OF BAROQUE MEDITATION AT ITS FINEST EXPRESSION: Published in the same year as the death of Carolus Scribani (1629), this specimen represents the apex of Jesuit spiritual literature in the Low Countries. Scribani, provincial of the Society of Jesus and a key figure in the Baroque intellectual milieu of Antwerp, conceived this work not only as a devotional text but as a showcase of Baroque rhetoric on sacred suffering. Publications printed in the Catholic Netherlands under the Martinus Nutius imprint are renowned for their extraordinary graphic and typographic value. The presence of the iconic central engraving of the Jesuit monogram (IHS) guarded by angels with the Instruments of the Passion (Arma Christi) makes this piece a true object of worship for lovers of sacred art and high-level bibliophilia.

KEY FEATURES OF THE COPY:

+ EDITIO PRINCEPS (FIRST HISTORICAL EDITION OF 1629): This is the indisputable first absolute edition printed by Martinus Nutius in Antwerp in the same year as Carolus Scribani’s death.

+ Author of Legend: Work of the renowned Jesuit theologian and historian Carolus Scribani (Caroli Scribani e Societate Jesu).

+ Papal Dedication: Includes the majestic dedication in capital letters to Urban VIII (Pontifici Maximo, Patri Beatissimo).

+ Impressive Title-Page Engraving: A copper-engraved plate of extraordinary clarity with the radiant monogram IHS, surrounded by angels bearing the Cross, the nails, the column of the scourging, and the crown of thorns.

+ Antwerp Printing Seal (Antverpiae): Printed in one of the most influential typographic centers of 17th-century Europe by Martinus Nutius.

+ Typographic Details: Historiated initials with floral motifs and ornamental jars, marginal notes, and a large final woodcut tailpiece (CUL-DE-LAMPE) with angels holding the Holy Scriptures.

PUBLICATION YEAR: Antwerp (Belgium) 1629. 1st EDITION

LANGUAGE: Latin (Original Version)

SIZE AND PAGES: Dimensions: 25 x 18 cm. Pagination: Title page + [10] + 813 + [1] pp. COMPLETE WORK

CONDITION: Original full-leather binding, in good condition with some scuffing, as shown in photos. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gold vegetal motifs and headline leather. The interior is in good condition, as shown in photos.

A BEAUTIFUL WORK. DO NOT LET IT SLIP AWAY.

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