1756 Jesuit FOLIO Pigskin VELLUM Anti-Jansenist THEOLOGY Church BIBLE Religion

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1756 Jesuit FOLIO Pigskin VELLUM Anti-Jansenist THEOLOGY Church BIBLE Religion:
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Illustrissimi Marchionis Scipionis Maffeii Historia theologica dogmatum et opinionum de divina gratia, libero arbitrio et prædestinatione quæ viguerunt, ecclesiæ primis quinque saeculis, in qua item singulari studio colligitur & exponitur, hac ipsa de materia S. Augustini doctrina nec non ostenditur, quantum pugnent proscriptae per bullam Unigenitus, centum et una propositiones earumque tentatae a variis Vindiciae cum traditione catholica. Ex italico latine reddidit Fridericus Reiffenbergius, Soc. Jesu Presbiter, cujus propia dissertatio hactenus inedita de divina gratia atque illustrissimi authoris opuscula omina apologetica contra historiae hujus impugnatores antehac separatim impressa, huic editioni accedunt.Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei. Frankfurt am Main: Apud Franciscum Varrentrapp, 1756 .

A translation of \"Istoria teologica delle doctrine e delle opinione corse ne cinque primo secoli della chiesa in proposito della divina grazia, del libero arbitrio e della predestinazione,\" published in Trent in 1742. This defense of the orthodox system of grace against the doctrine of the Jansenists was written at the request of the Jesuits. This work includes \"Elogium\" of the author by F. Reiffenbergio. Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, was an Italian writer and art critic, author of many articles and plays. An antiquarian with a humanist education whose publications on Etruscan antiquities stand as incunabula of Etruscology, he engaged in running skirmishes in print with his rival in the field of antiquities, Antonio Francesco Gori.

Bound in sttractive blind-stamped pigskin vellum with raised bands, this folio comes with the author\'s name and title applied in manuscript at the top of the spine, with library annotation at the bottom. Covers displaying light soiling, with the binding sound. Page edges tinted red. A small antique bookplate appears in the upper left corner of the front pastedown. as well as an annotation in ink is visible in the upper edge of the front flyleaf. Additional old annotation in ink has been written in at the top edge of the title page. Ex Lib treatments. The title page is printed in red and black with a vignette as shown. This work presents a frontispiece portrait of the author, as well as head- and tailpieces. The text appears in double column. An index, three pages of errata and publisher\'s catalog are present at end. Occasional light foxing and a few small chips, else fine.

Measures 13\" x 9\" x 2.5\". Good luck!