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1611105432London: John Norton 1611. 1611 edition of Calvin's seminal work on systematic theology regarded as one of the most influential works of Protestant theology. Quarto bound in full contemporary leather with six raised bands to the spine elaborate architectural borders to the title page woodcut headpieces and tailpieces. In very good condition with reinforcement to the hinges. Rare. Written as an introductory textbook on the Protestant creed for those with some previous knowledge of theology John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion was first published in Latin in 1536. The text covers theological topics from the doctrines of church and sacraments to justification by faith alone and Christian liberty. It vigorously attacked the teachings of those Calvin considered unorthodox particularly Roman Catholicism. The Institution Of Christian Religion overshadowed earlier Protestant theologies and is regarded as a classic in theology on the level of Augustine's The City of God and Aquinas's Summa Theologica. John Norton hardcover books
161841582Genevae: Apud Iacobum Stoer 1618. 8vo 20 cm 7.87". 16 541 85 index ff. <br><br>The first systematic statement of a Reformed Church . . . the most important doctrinal work of the Reformation as a whole" as described by Printing and the Mind of Man. Calvin's magnum opus originally published in significantly briefer form in 1536 was revised throughout the remainder of the author's lifetime; it appears here printed at the start of the Thirty Years' War in => an attractive Geneva edition featuring a striking woodcut printer's vignette on the title-page as well as decorative headpieces and capitals. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â PMM 65 for first ed. Contemporary vellum covers framed in blind double fillets surrounding central blind-tooled medallion spine with early hand-inked title all edges speckled brown; spine and back cover darkened moderate wear overall. 19th-century seminary bookplate laid in. Foxing throughout generally light; final portion of volume with pinhole-type and short slim-track worming in from small areas of fore-edge touching a few letters in index only but otherwise not affecting text. Otherwise early inked underlining; one page with small ink smear in outer portion touching but not obscuring two shouldernotes and one page with similar smear in lower margin; one index leaf with lower outer corner torn away costing a few letters on one side. => A sturdy satisfactory and very usable copy. Apud Iacobum Stoer hardcover books
1605303239London: Felix Kingston for Arthur Iohnson 1605. First English translation. Woodcut printer's device McKerrow 273 on title initials and headpieces. viii 335 1 10 pp. Collation: AⴠB-Y⸠Zⴠ2A² -A2 blank. 8vo. 19th-century sheep and marbled boards spine labels rubbed and illegible with ticket of bookbinder Hugh Dunne of Zanesville Ohio. Covers worn title and upper margin of first few leaves soiled shallow gouge from fore-edge of B1-D8 small burn hole in margin of Z4 piece torn from gutter of 2A1. Contemporary ownership signature of Thomas Burroughs with price paid and later 18th- and 19th-century ownership inscriptions. First English translation. Woodcut printer's device McKerrow 273 on title initials and headpieces. viii 335 1 10 pp. Collation: AⴠB-Y⸠Zⴠ2A² -A2 blank. 8vo. The first English translation by Clement Cotton of Protestant theologian John Calvin's Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews one of Calvin's many commentaries on the Pauline Epistles. ESTC S107380 Felix Kingston, for Arthur Iohnson unknown books
