Innocentia Constantia Victrix by Chauncy Maurice (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [COUNTER-REFORMATION SAMMELBAND] FIRST EDITIONS. 8vo. 4 works in 1, each with separate t-p, pagination and register, pp. (xxii) 111 (i), (xvi) 77 (iii), 143 (i), (xxxii) 520. Roman letter, with Italic. Engraved t-p with biblical scenes, engraved arms of Archduke Maximilian to preliminaries and full-page engraved plate of martyrdom to first; engraved t-p with martyrs, allegorical figures and view of Cologne to fourth; woodcut device of Society of Jesus to t-ps of second and third; decorated initials, head- and tailpieces. First t-p a bit dusty, very faint waterstaining to a few lower margins, slight age browning in places, marginal repair to t-p and another of fourth. Very good copies in contemporary vellum over boards, lacking ties, yapp edges, single gilt ruled, gilt oval centrepiece with Crucifixion, 'Gaspar Dinghens' and 'Anno 1611' gilt to upper and lower cover respectively, gilt large fleurons to spine. Labels of Milltown Park Library and William O'Brien to front pastedown, C19 bibliographical notes, early casemarks, stamp of Milltown Park Library and contemporary annotation to feps, couple of shelfmarks to blank margin of first t-p. A C17 sammelband of the first editions of Counter-Reformation works on Carthusian martyrology, pilgrimage and ecclesiastical antiquities. Maurice Chauncy (1509-81) was an English Carthusian. Having been spared martyrdom, unlike other monks from the London Charterhouse, by accepting the Oath of Supremacy after the Anglican Schism, he fled to a monastery in Bruges. His guilt for this weakness urged him to write works, including 'Innocentia', on the lives, customs and holy deaths of the Carthusian martyrs he knew at the time of Henry VIII. Arnold Havens (1540-1610) was Prior of the Charterhouse at Ghent. Whilst remembering those killed in London during the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII, his work provided an account of the martyrdom of twelve Carthusians from Roermond, murdered near the altar by Protestant soldiers during the Dutch revolt of 1572, as illustrated in the gory engraving. Havens called the soldiers 'haeretici' who carried out this 'sacrilega barbaries' out of 'avarice' for the treasures of the Church. Little is known of Erhard Winheim (fl. early C17), whose works blend learned antiquarianism, local history and Counter-Reformation devotion. 'Peregrinatio' transferred onto the map of the city of Cologne the route of the Seven Churches of Rome to be visited at pilgrimagee.g. the Cathedral, St Severin's Church and St Gereonlisting orations to be recited in front of specific altars. 'Sacrarium Agrippinae' (referring to the city's Latin name, Colonia Agrippinae) was devoted to the saints and churches of Cologne, with accounts of their history. Gaspar Dinghens (1593?-1685) from Cologne studied theology at Louvain and was also versed in Hebrew. He joined the Dominican order in 1613 and entered a monastery in Antwerp; he was also sent on missions to Belgium and France. I) USTC 2092928; Allison & Rogers, English Counter-Reformation, I, 238. Not in BM STC Ger. C17 or Graesse.II) USTC 2079906; Allison & Rogers, English Counter-Reformation, I, 238; Graesse III, 220: 'often found with I)the figure of Jean Leopold is often missing.' Not in BM STC Ger. C17.III) Harvard, Yale and BYU copies recorded in the US.Not in BM STC Ger. C17 or Graesse.IV) Yale and Harvard copies recorded in the US.USTC 2133032; BL STC Ger. C17, W1068. Not in Graesse.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. LONDON CARTHUSIANS UNDER HENRY VIII [Würzburg?], [s.n.], 1608. FIRST EDITION. 12mo pp. [24], 111, [1], retaining cancel A1. Roman letter, little Italic. Title within elegant engraved border with grotesques, tendrils and 4 roundels depicting torture, execution and imprisonment of English Carthusians, large engraved arms of Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, to *8 verso, full-page engraving of the Irish Carthusian William Tynzbi being assailed by demons, decorated initials and ornaments. Upper edge trimmed short, affecting running title to handful of ll., title very slightly dusty, slight toning, tiny foxing to a few fore-edges. A very good, clean copy in C19 English polished calf, marbled eps, single gilt ruled, spine gilt, gilt-lettered morocco label, outer edges gilt, a.e.r. A very good, clean copy of the first edition of this most interesting work on the hardships of Carthusians in Protestant England, edited and much rewritten by Simon Weisser. Maurice Chauncy (1509-81) was himself an English Carthusian. Having been spared martyrdom, unlike other monks from the London Charterhouse, by accepting the Oath of Supremacy after the Anglican Schism, he fled to a monastery in Bruges. His guilt for this weakness urged him to write (a few of his works were first published only in the 1600s), including 'Innocentia', on the lives, customs and holy deaths (in 1535) of 18 Carthusian martyrs he knew, under Henry VIII. Dedicated to Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, 'Innocentia' is graced by a gory engraved title border representing the tortures, imprisonments and executions at Tyburn of the English martyrs. The 15 chapters are concerned with the history and organisation of the Carthusian order, the life of the Carthusians in London (as witnessed by Chauncy), their observance and discipline, the prodigies which happened before martyrdom, the Anglican schism and its consequences in London, as well as the deceptions, patience and visions surrounding their martyrdom. The handsome engraved copperplate shows the Irish Carthusian William Tynzbi, renowned for his visions of heaven and hell, surrounded by demons in the shape of monsters. USTC 2092928; Allison & Rogers, English Counter-Reformation, I, 238; Shaaber C240. Not in BM STC Ger. C17 or Graesse.

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LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1608 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 134.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1608 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 154.