‎Religions‎

‎"PONTOPPIDANS SALMEBOG - ""DEN PONTOPPIDANSKE PSALMEBOG"".‎

‎Den Nye Psalme=Bog.Udi hvilken findes ey allene de Psalmer, som udi den forordnede Kirke= Psalme= Bog af Doct. Kingo have været samlede, men endogsaa mange andre udvalte, deels nye, deels af det tydske Sprog oversatte Psalmer, til desto mere Opnyggels...‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Ernst Henrich Berling,1740. Brunt hellcrbd fra omkr. 1840. Permer og ryg rigt blindtrykt, rygforgyldning og forgyldte bordurer på permer. Helt guldsnit. Brugsspor. Lidt defekt ved nederste kapitæl. (16),582,(registre),112 pp. Indvendig udmærket velbevaret. Collecter (med eget titelblad 1740) er lidt tæt beskåret.‎

‎"PSALMEBOG‎

‎Evangelisk-kristelig Psalmebog, til Brug ved Kirke- og Huus-Andagt.‎

‎København, Carl Frid. Schubart, 1823. 8vo. Indbundet i et nydeligt rødt maroquinbind med guldtrykte dekorationer på permerne og ryggen. ""C. B. B."" i guld på forperm og ""1827"" på bagperm. Forreste perm og fals løsnet fra bogblok. Bagperm med reperation. Friblad tæt annoteret i samtidig hånd. 672 pp.‎

Référence libraire : 57431

‎"PSALMEBOG‎

‎Evangelisk-kristelig Psalmebog, til Brug ved Kirke- og Huus-Andagt.‎

‎København, Carl Frid. Schubart, 1823. 8vo. Indbundet i et nydeligt rødt maroquinbind med guldtrykte dekorationer på permerne og ryggen. ""C. B. B."" i guld på forperm og ""1827"" på bagperm. Forreste perm og fals løsnet fra bogblok. Bagperm med reperation. Friblad tæt annoteret i samtidig hånd. 672 pp.‎

‎"QURAN -‎

‎Koran öfversatt från arabiska originalet, jemte en historisk inledning af Fredrik Crusenstolpe, konsulat-sekreterare vid kongl. konsulatet i Marocko. - [FIRST COMPLETE TRANSLATION OF THE QURAN IN ANY SCANDINAVIAN LANGUANGE]‎

‎Stockholm, Nordstedt & Söner, 1843. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with four raised bands. Wear to extremities, spine with scratches. Stamps (From Nordiska Bibliotheks-Sallskapet in paris. With an accompanying ""deaccession""-note from the librarian Leif stating many doublets and unused book were sold, including the present) l to front free end-papers, title-page and last two leaves. With light occassional brownspotting throughout. V, (1), 783, (1), 26, (1) pp.‎

‎The rare first complete Swedish translation of the Quran – also being the first translation in any Scandinavian language. “Between 1843 and 1967, four translations of the Quran were published in Scandinavia: three in Sweden, and one in Denmark. Prior to and during this period, theologians and philologists at Scandinavian universities had studied the Quran as part of their training in the Arabic language, and had translated parts of the text, first into Latin and then into the respective national languages. The first three Scandinavian translations of the Quran were into Swedish. The first of these translations, published in 1843, was done by Johan Fredrik Sebastian Crusenstolpe (1801– 1882). This was followed by the translation made by theologian and professor of Arabic literature, Carl Johannes Tornberg (1807– 1877) in 1874, and the one by Karl Vilhelm Zetterst (1866– 1953), a prominent Swedish professor of Semitic languages, which was published in 1917. Zetterst's translation has been republished several times and is still in use. In Danish, it was not until 1967 that a full translation of the Quran was published, by teacher Abdus Salam (Svend Åge) Madsen (1928– 2007), and in Norway it took another decade and a half before the first translation was published, by university lecturer Einar Berg (1921– 1995) in 1980.” (Eggen, On the Periphery, Translations of the Quran in Sweden, Denmark and Norway) Fredrik Crusenstolpe, a Swedish officer and diplomat, was known for his adventurous spirit and eccentricity. Crusenstolpe served in Tripoli, Tangier, Algiers and Lisbon. His translation emerged during a period of growing interest in the Middle East and North Africa among Scandinavia's cultural elite in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. While stationed in North Africa, Crusenstolpe developed a deep interest in the local people and their religion. However, securing financial support for the publication of his translation was challenging despite interest from a prominent publishing house. He ended up financing the project privately especially motivated by a personal desire to correct misconceptions about Prophet Muhammad in Swedish popular culture. To Crusenstolpe these misconceptions reflected not just ignorance about the Prophet but also a broader superstitious mentality he did not like. He portrayed the Muhammed as a rational ""Arabic founder of law"" aligning with Enlightenment-era European depictions of Muhammad. OCLC lists only four copies (Library of Congress, NY Public Library, Ohio State University & Cleveland Public Library).‎

Référence libraire : 61664

‎"REDACTION DE ""LIFE"""‎

‎Les Grandes Religions du Monde.‎

‎PONT ROYAL. Non daté. In-Plano. Relié toilé. Etat d'usage, Couv. partiel. décollorée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 310 pages. Nombreuses illustrations, photos, cartes, dessins en noir et blanc et en couleurs dans le texte, et en planches ou planches dépliantes, hors-texte. Relié pleine toile rose.. . . . Classification Dewey : 290-Religion comparée. Autres religions‎

‎Hindouïsme - Bouddhisme - Philosophie chinoise - Monde de l'Islam - Judaïsme - Christianisme. Classification Dewey : 290-Religion comparée. Autres religions‎

Référence libraire : RO20063050

‎"RENAN, ERNEST.‎

‎Saint Paul. Avec une carte des voyages de Saint Paul par M. Kiepert. (Half-title: Histoire des origines du Christianisme. Livre Troisième qui comprend depuis le départ de Saint Paul pour sa première mission jusqu'a l'arrivée de Saint Paul a Rome (45...‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1869. 8vo. Cont. hcloth w. gilt title to back. First and last leaves brownspotted. (4), LXXVII, (3), 572 pp + one map.‎

‎First edition of the third volume of Renan's monumental ""Origins of Christianity"".Carteret II:252.‎

Référence libraire : 34486

‎"RENAN, ERNEST.‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a very nice contemporary red half calf with five raised bands to spine, blindstamped borders to compartments and gilt title. Light occassional brownspotting, but overall a very nice, clean and tight copy, in- as well as externally. With the half-title present (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared - Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer.‎

Référence libraire : 52577

‎"REYNOLDS, EDWARD.‎

‎The works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward Reynolds, D.D., late Lord Bishop of Norwich (...) with a collection of thirty sermons preached on several occasions. (Including:) Explication of the Hundred and Tenth Psalm (1677, fifth edition)... - [""THE BEST FOLIO EDITION""]‎

‎Savoy (London), Printed by Tho. Newcomb sold by Robert Boulter, 1679. Folio (370 x 245 mm). In contemporary full calf with six raised bands. Wear to extremities, corners bumped with loss of leather. Internally nice and clean. (18), 1123 pp. + frontispiece (lacking last 15 pp.).‎

‎Rare first edition of the second collected folio of Reynolds works, according to Lowndes: “The best folio edition”. Reynolds was highly regarded as a preacher. “Many prized his written sermons and religious treatises. Collections of his works were first published in 1658 and 1679, followed by a complete six-volume edition in 1826.” (Beeke & Pedersen, Meet the Puritans) Edward Reynolds, bishop of Norwich, was born in Southampton in 1599. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1618. He became a fellow in 1620, due to his ability in Greek, debate, and oratory. Later, he received a Master of Arts degree (1624) and a Doctor of Divinity degree (1648) from Cambridge. “Reynolds was chosen dean of Christ Church College (1648-51, 1659) and vice-chancellor of the university (1648-50). From 1657 to 1661, he served as vicar of St. Lawrence Jewry, so he was again heard in London. After Cromwell’s death in 1658, Reynolds became a leader of the Presbyterian clergy. He preached to Richard Cromwell’s Parliament several times in 1659 and 1660, counseling that radical political and doctrinal opinions be suppressed but that differences on secondary issues be tolerated. At the Restoration, he and Edmund Calamy were appointed chaplains to the king.” (Beeke & Pedersen, Meet the Puritans). Lowndes IV, p. 2077.‎

Référence libraire : 60768

‎"ROGERS, THOMAS (+) (ESTELLA, DIEGO DE).‎

‎A methode unto mortification: called heretofore, the contempt of the world, and the vanitie thereof Written at the first in the Spanish. - [A SOURCE FOR SHAKESPEARE'S ""LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST""]‎

‎London, Iohn Windet, 1608. 12mo. In contemporary full calf. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities, corners bumped. Edges of boards with loss of leather. Previous owner's names to front and back end paper (""Robert Wilson"" & ""Edvard Wilson, anno domini 1666""). Internally with a few light dampstains. (20), 328, 328-499, (4) pp.‎

‎The exceedingly rare second edition (the first being from 1586) of Rogers’ somewhat free translation of ‘Papist’ Diego de Estalla’s work “Libro de la vanidad del mundo (Toledo, 1562). Rogers admits that he had no access to the original but had to use the Italian and Spanish translations. The present English translation, however, is of significant interest, as recent research suggests it was a source and inspiration for Shakespeare’s ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’: At the opening of ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’, the vow to renounce worldly pleasure has barely been announced before one of Navarre’s book-men declares his success: “Dumaine is mortified” (I.i.28). This ‘mortified’ is not a word Shakespeare would use often. It appears here in the sense of ‘having the appetites and passions in subjection’ and insensible or impervious to (the world and its pleasures), the latter informing Dumaine’s gloss: ‘To love, to wealth, to pomp. I pine and die’. The fact that this is the earliest use of ‘mortified’ in the Shakespearean canon is the first clue that one of the sources for Love’s Labour’s Lost was Thomas Roger’s A Methode unto Mortification, published in London in 1586 and again in 1608. Shakespeare’s pleasure in frustrating the ambitions of this book went some way to shaping his play”. (Kingsley-Smith, A Method unto Mortification: A New Source for Love’s Labour’s Lost). ""Love's Labour's Lost"" is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s. The play revolves around the King of Navarre and three of his noble companions who make a pact to swear off women and focus on scholarly pursuits for three years. However, their resolve is tested when the Princess of France and her entourage arrive on a diplomatic mission. Each of the men falls in love with one of the women, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings, romantic entanglements, and wordplay. “It is also possible that some facts about the original author sparked Shakespeare’s interest. Diego de Estella was born in Navarre, and spent time the court of Philip II of Spain before incurring disapproval for his criticism of court life and being forced into a Franciscan monastery. Armado, the braggart and clown of Love’s Labour’s Lost, is the first Spaniard to appear in Shakespeare”. (Kingsley-Smith, A Method unto Mortification: A New Source for Love’s Labour’s Lost).‎

Référence libraire : 60838

‎"RUDELBACH, ANDREAS GOTTLOB - I.R. STOCKHOLM.‎

‎Andreas Gottob Rudelbach.‎

‎Christiania, Steenske Bogtrykkeri, 1875. Samtidigt blankt omslag. 86 pp. Særtryk af ""Kirk. Kalender for Norge"" 2den Aarg.‎

Référence libraire : 44346

‎"RUINHART, P. THEODORICI.‎

‎Acta Martyrum. Opera ac Studio collecta, selecta atque illustrata. Accedunt praeterea in hac Editione Acta SS. Firmi et Rustici ex optimis Codicibus Veronensibus... Bernardo Baillie dicata.‎

‎Verona, Tumermaniana, 1731. Folio. Hvellum (19th century). Bound uncut. Engraved frontispiece.Title-page printed in red/black with large engraved vignette. (10),570 pp. Last leaf a bit browned, otherwise internally fine and clean.‎

‎Expanded version of ""Acta primorum..."", 1713. (Brunet IV, 1457).‎

Référence libraire : 51328

‎"SALLWIGT, G. A. (WELLING, G. VON,).‎

‎YHWE (in Hebrew script) Tractatus Mago-Cabbalistico-Chymicus et Theosophicus, Von des Saltzes Uhrsprung und Erzeugung, Natur und Nutzen [...].‎

‎Saltzburg, 1729. 4to. In contemporary half calf with mottled paper over wooden boards. Contemporary white paper-label to front board. Binding somewhat worn. Spine and capitals with wear and a bit of paper missing from the boards, showing the wood underneath. Previous owner's stamp to verso of front board, front free end-paper (with offsetting to title-page) and verso of back board. Brownspotted throughout. (6), 161, (23) pp. + 10 plates, mostly folded.‎

‎"SCHELLING, FR. W. J.‎

‎Ueber die Gottheiten von Samothrace, vorgelesen in der offentlichen Sitzung der Baier'schen Akademie der Wissenschaften am Namenstage des Königes den 12. Oct. 1815. Beylage zu den Weltaltern. - [SHELLING'S POSITIVE PHILOSOPHY OF MYTHOLOGY]‎

‎Stuttgart und Tübingen, 1815. 8vo. Cont. marbled cardboardbinding w. handwritten paper title to spine. A bit of wear to extremities. Internally some brownspotting. 117, (1, -Nachschrift), (6, Druckfehler) pp.‎

‎First edition of Schelling's ""The Deities of Samothrace"", which constitutes his earliest printed contribution to the mythic tradition. Schelling accepts Hegel's conception of the absolute as that which is finite to the extent that it becomes nothing but negative relation to itself, and as such, for Schelling, this becomes a way of constructing a negative system of philosophy. This system explains the logic of change within a world that is subject to explanation, but it cannot explain why there is a world that is changing in the first place. Thus, Schelling sets out to explain the historical and ontological actuality of the world, and it is this attempt that leads him to his philosophical mythology and theology. For Schelling, the treatment of mythology and religion becomes the positive complement to the negative speculative philosophy. The work was supposed to be a part of the great work that Schelling planned for years ""Die Weltalter"" (""The Ages of the World"")"" of this, however, he only ever wrote a small portion and published even less. According to Schelling, this work is meant as both an introduction and an transition to the rest of this planned cyclus of works. ""Nicht an sich, nur der Intention des Verfassers nach Baylage eines andern Werks, ist sie zuglaich Anfang und Uebergang zu mehreren andern, deren Absicht ist, das eigentliche Ursystem der Menschheit, nach wissenschaftlicher Entwickelung, wo möglich auf geschichtlichem Weg, aus langer Verdunkelung an's Licht zu bringen."" (Nachschrift). Along with J.G. Fichte and Hegel, Schelling ranks as the most influential thinker of German Idealism. He stands in the centre of this most important and influential of philosophical traditions, and he continues to be of the utmost importance to the development of continental philosophy to this day.‎

Référence libraire : 36179

‎"SCHOPPER, JAKOB (+) GESNER SALOMON (+) MORGENSTERN, BENEDIKT (+) GIESEKENIUS, GERHARDUS‎

‎De Sacrosancta Coena Domini Nostri Iesv Christi: Tractatus, continens solida argumenta verae institutionis: cum confutatione impiorum argumentorum seu sophismatum, quibus fanatici Testamentum hoc Iesv Christi adulterare conantur (+) Disputationes anas...‎

‎Wittemberg, Meissner, 1595 & Wittemberg, Mullerus, 1597 & Frankfurt, Kopff, 1597 & Frankfurt, Saurius, 1598. 8vo. In contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards, four raised bands and title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper label pasted on to spine indicating the inventory number in an estate library. All edges with chiseled ornamentation. ""DBML"" and ""1595"" to front board. Wear to extremities, a few worm holes to boards and miscolouring to lower part of front board. (26), 275, (10) pp." 116 ff. (22), 262, (4) pp. 261, (3) pp.‎

‎An interesting sammelband consisting of four, all rare, late 16th century works all focusing on aspects of Christian theology and doctrine, particularly those related to the sacraments and the Church. Each title delves into different facets of the Christian faith, collectively contribute to a comprehensive understanding of key elements in Christian theology, emphasizing the importance of the sacrament of the Holy Supper (or Eucharist), the nature of the Church, and the truth concerning the presence of the body of Christ in the sacraments.‎

Référence libraire : 60651

‎"SLEDANUM, OSWALDUM (OSWALD SCHLEE) (+) RHEGIUS URBANUS (+) SPALCHAVER, DANIEL (+) BINCHIUS, JOHANNES (+) SCHRÖDER, JOACHIM‎

‎Dess H Simeonis Lob: und Schwanen Gesang Nunc Dimittis, &c. (+) Dialogus Von der herrlichen trostreichen Predigt, die Christus Luce XXIIII. von Jerusalem bis gen Emaus, den zweien Jungern am Ostertage, aus Mose vnd allen Propheten gethan hat (+) Serm... - [OSWALD SCHLEE'S LAST WORK]‎

‎Hamburg, Froben, 1613 (+) Wittemberg, Hans Lufft, 1573 (+) Rostock, Meder, 1640 (+) Lubeck, Meyer, 1642 (+) Rostock, 1642. 4to. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Leather on spine cracked, with minor loss of the gilt ornamentation. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Front free end-paper with a list of content in contemporary hand. First leaves of ""Dialogus Von der herrlichen"" soiled and first five leaves with repair in lower outer corner, not affecting text. ""Dialogus Von der herrlichen..."" is affected by dampstains throughout, otherwise a nice copy. (4), 455, (25) pp" (4), 310, (4) ff. 192 pp. (16), 112 pp. 11 pp. (4), (24) pp,‎

‎An attractive sammelband containing various works all relating to Lutheran theology. Of special interest is Oswald Schlee’s commentary on Simeon’s Nunc dimittis or Song of Simeon from the Gospel of Luke, verses 29 through 32, printed in Rostock in 1613. It is of the utmost scarcity and we have not been able to trace a single work at auction and OCLC list no copies. Only mentioning of the work we have been able to trace is in Willer's ‘Catalogus Novus nundinarum Autumnalium', the Frankfurt Book Fair catalogue from 1613 (itself a great rarity). Oswald Schlee died on January 4th, 1613 so the present work was most likely his last and published posthumously. Schlee's ouevre is centered on “Trostschriften” (consolatory writings) and “Leichpredigten” (funeral sermons) dealing with themes of death, mourning, and Christian consolation. This present work, a biblical canticle expressing a devout man’s readiness for death after seeing the Messiah, is a fine concluding and representative work of Schlee's authorship. Oswald Schlee (1553 - 1613) was a German Lutheran clergyman and theologian. He began his studies at the University of Rostock in 1568 and around 1572 at the University of Jena under Justus Lipsius. In 1579, he earned his Master of Philosophy degree in Rostock. From 1577 to 1589, he was a deacon at the St. Peter's Church in Rostock. From 1589, he served at the St. Mary’s Church in Rostock, becoming Archdeacon until 1609, and from 1609 to 1613 he was the pastor and starting in 1610, also the city superintendent.‎

Référence libraire : 61313

‎"SPANGENBERG, AUGUST GOTTLIEB.‎

‎Exposition de la Doctrine Chretienne qu'on enseigne dans les Eglises de L'Unite des Freres.‎

‎A Barby, Frederic Laux, 1782. Fine contemp. hcalf, raised bands and titlelabel in leather gilt lettering. 636,(12) pp. Clean and fine.‎

‎"SWEDENBORG, EMANUEL.‎

‎Der Verkehr zwischen Seele und Leib. Tübingen, Guttenberg, 1830 (Old paperlabel pasted on lower part of title: Stuttgart, Rommelsbacher).‎

‎Cont. hcalf. Gilt back. Back rubbed. Wear to cover. VI,178,(1) pp. + Publishers Announcements. Brownspotted.‎

‎"TAMBURINUS, THOMAS (THOMA TAMBURINO).‎

‎Expedita juris divini, naturalis et ecclesiastici moralis expositio, in tres divisa Partes ... Nunc primum prodit.‎

‎Duaci, Baltazaris Belleri, 1663. Folio. Contemp. full calf. 6 raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Cracks and wear along hinges, but still holding. Corners bumped, covers rubbed. Title-page in red/black with large engraved vignette. (4),726,(36) pp. Scattered brownspots and some browning on the first few leaves and at end. A printed exlibris at top of title-page: ""Ex Libris... Caspari Baldinger... Monasterii Maristellani. 1690"".‎

‎"TAYLOR, JEREMY‎

‎Ductor Dubitantium, Oder Allgemeiner GewissensLehrer, Leiter und Fuhrer, Jn Grundlicher Entscheidung allerhand Casus und Gewissens-Falle, wie solche nur immerdar vorkommen oder auch erdacht werden konnen. 4 parts. - [FIRST GERMAN TRANSLATION]‎

‎Bremen, Saurman, 1705. 4to. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Wear to extremities. Tear to the leather on lower half of front board making the wooden boards underneath visible. Spineends chipped with minor loss of leather, showing headbands. Heavly annotated with scholarly commentaries in contemporary hand throughout. A few small marginal wormtracts. (68), 1046, (2), 960, (52) pp.‎

‎The rare first German translation of Taylor’s guide to cases of conscience, intended to serve as the definitive work for English Protestant clergy building on the foundations laid by Sanderson, Hall, and Perkins. With this manual clergy would no longer need to rely on Roman Catholic casuists. Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a prominent cleric in the Church of England who gained renown as an author during Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate. Often referred to as the ""Shakespeare of Divines"" for his poetic eloquence, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language.‎

Référence libraire : 61507

‎"TETENS, STEPHAN (BISHOP).‎

‎Christendommens Indførelse i Norden ved Anscharius fremstillet i en Lovtale over denne Nordens Apostel & Om Kong Harald Klaks Daab og den christelige Kirkes Begyndelse i Danmark. Et Skrift for den danske Borger og Landmand. - [PRESENTATION-COPY]‎

‎Kiöbenhavn, Thieles, 1826. 8vo. In the original blank wrapper. With presentation inscription from the author: ""Til Generalløjtnant Juel / fra Thorseng / fra / forfatteren"". (i.e. ""to Lieutenant general Juel / from Thorseng / from / the author""). Wrappers miscoloured and leaves with bended corners. Internally nice and clean. Printed on good paper. (2), 154 pp.‎

‎Presentation copy of the uncommon first edition edition of Bishop Tetens’ eulogy in honor of Ansgar written for the Millennium Celebration of Christianity’s introduction in 1826. Stephan Tetens (1773 - 1855) was a Danish bishop. In 1804, he became parish priest at Trinitatis Church in Fredericia, and in 1811 at Saint Canute's Church in Odense, as well as cathedral provost for the Diocese of Funen, in which role he, famously confirmed H.C. Andersen.‎

Référence libraire : 62180

‎"THORLAKSSON, THORDUR (edt.).‎

‎Christendoms Saga. Hliodane um thad hvornenn Christen Tru kom fyrst a Island/ at forlage thes haloflega Herru/ Olufs Tryggvason ar Noregs Kongs. Cum gratia & Privilegio Sacrae Regiae Maiestatis Daniae & Norvegiae. - [ONE OF THE FIRST SAGAS PRINTED ON ICELAND]‎

‎Skalhollt, Hendrik Kruse, 1688. 4to. Bound in a nice newer, simple full limp vellum binding. Very light brownspotting. An excellent, clean, and fresh copy. Title-page with wide woodcut ornamental border, verso with full-page woodcut portrait of Olav Tryggvason. (4), 25, (2) pp.‎

‎The rare editio princeps of 'Christendoms Saga' or 'Kristni saga', constituting one of the very first sagas printed on Iceland. The printing of 'Christendoms Saga' in 1688 was a significant event in the history of Icelandic literature and culture. The saga is a historical narrative of the introduction of Christianity to Iceland in the 10th century and had been orally transmitted for centuries. The printing of the saga in 1688 allowed for wider dissemination of the story and cemented the saga's place in Icelandic literary tradition. Iceland's first - and, until 1773, only active - printing press was established around 1530 in Holar, the island's northern episcopal, where it operated until the late seventeenth century. The press came into the private possession of Bishop Gudbrandur Thorlaksson (ca. 1542-1627) and his descendants, several of whom became bishops as well.The printing in Holar was solely centered on religious texts and are of the utmost scarcity and are never found in the trade. In 1648, Brynjolfur Sveinsson (1605-1675), bishop of Iceland's southern diocese Skalholt asked the Danish authorities for permission to establish another printing press to print historical texts and sagas alongside religious books. Not wanting the competition, his northern colleague in Holar intervened to halt this initiative, and nothing came of the plan for a second press nor of the printing of historical subject-matter for the time being. After Thordur Torlaksson (1637-1697), great-grandson of Bishop Gudbrandur Thorlaksson, became bishop in 1674, a monopoly from the King was granted, on April 7th, 1688, to print historical books on Iceland. Shortly after, namely the same year that the grant was given, the present work as well as ""Landnamabok"" and ""Islendingabok"" was printed - all three works being of the utmost scarcity. The printing press remained the sole press in Iceland until 1773. The ""Christendoms Saga"" is a significant piece of literature that provides valuable insights into the social, cultural, and religious transformation of Iceland during that period. The saga begins with the arrival of two Christian missionaries, Thorvald Konradsson and Thangbrandur, who are sent to Iceland by the Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason. The missionaries face stiff resistance from the pagan chieftains who see Christianity as a threat to their traditional way of life ""Whereas many accounts of Iceland's conversion to Christianity occur within the context of longer works, lives of Olaf Tryggvason or Sagas of Icelanders, Kristni saga (i.e. ""Christendoms Saga"") sets out to tell the history of Icelandic Christianity independently, as its opening sentence explicitly states: Nú hefr þat, hversu kristni kom á Ísland 'Now this is the beginning of how Christianity came to Iceland"". (Duke, kristni saga and its sources: some revaluations)""Kristni saga is the only work in which the missions to Iceland form the main subject of the narrative and the organisational principle of the whole"" it shares with Bede’s Ecclesiastical History the distinction of being one of the few works in the Middle Ages which can justly be described as ‘missionary’ history""."" (Grønlie, Introduction to ""Kristni saga, the book of the icelanders""). The present work is based on Jón Erlendsson's copy (AM 105) of Hauksbók (AM 371), a manuscript from the first decade of the 14th century, which is the only version of it preserved, whose main theme is kristnitaka, that is, the beginnings of Christianity in Iceland and the activity of Ísleifur Gissurarson and Gissur Ísleifsson, who were bishops of Skálholt, between 1056-1080 and 1082-1111.Pre-Eighteenth-Century Icelandic prints are in general very rare and are almost never found in the trade. The Skalhollt-prints are of special interest since they were the first in Iceland to print secular and historical works including the sagas thereby making a seminal contribution to preserving the Icelandic cultural heritage. Klose 5485Fiske p. 331, IcF64AA112‎

Référence libraire : 60380

‎"WALCH, JOHAN GEORG.‎

‎Theologiska Betänkande om then Herrnhutiska Sectens Beskaffenhet, af honom sjelf efter Hög=Försterlig Befallning, upsatt af Johan Philip Fresenius, men nu....öfwersatt af Johan Kumelaeus.‎

‎Stockholm, lars Salvius, 1749. Samtidigt hldrbd. med ophøjede bind på ryg. Ryg slidt. Titeblad trykt i rød/sort. (32),292 pp.‎

‎First Swedish edition of Walch's ""Theologisches Bedencken von der Beschaffenheit der Herrnhutischen Sechte"".‎

Référence libraire : 49520

‎"WILLETT, ANDREW.‎

‎Hexapla in Danielem, that is, A six-fold commentarie vpon the most diuine prophesie of Daniel : wherein ... sixe things are obserued in euery chapter, 1. The argument and method, 2. The diuers readings, 3. The questions discussed, 4. Doctrines noted, ... - [WILLET'S MOST VALUABLE WORK]‎

‎[Cambridge], Printed for Leonard Greene (+ 2nd part: Cantrell Legge, Printer to the Vniuersitae of Cambridge), 1610. Small folio. Nice contemporary English full calf binding with 6 raised bands to spine, compartments gilt. Blindstamped line-borders and gilt ornamented centre-pieces to boards. All edges of boards gilt. Title-label removed from spine, gilding to edges of boards occasionally worn off. Wear to extremities. Inner hinges open into the cords, binding still tight, but boards don't close properly. 18th century inventory number to verso of fist leaf. Owner's inscription, dated ""Ups. 1749"" (i.e. Uppsala) to title-page. Old owner's name cut off from top of title-page, far from affecting lettering. Occasional minor browning or soiling, but all in all very nice and clean. Several woodcut ornamental vignettes and initials. 1 (blank, except for signature-mark ""A""), 3 ff + pp. 1-196, 2 ff. (separate dated title-page for ""The second booke of this commentarie vpon the diuine prophesie of Daniel"" + dedication) + pp. 197-520, 8 ff (Table of the questions & Controversies + errata) + final blank. Fully complete. Several mispaginations.‎

‎The very rare first edition (in the even scarcer variant-version with L. Greene's name as publisher in imprint) of Willet's highly praised commentary on on the prophesies of Daniel, which contains much valuable information and constitutes an important study of these, handling the most difficult questions and knotty controversies and introducing new writers and commentators. According to Lowndes, ""This is considered the most valuable of all of Willet's productions.""The work is highly praised in all bibliographies and studies on the subject. It seems to be the best work on the the prophesies of Daniel and indispensible for the study of these.""A work of much information, as it contains the opinions of many authors on each point of difficulty. The author has written comments on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Samuel, Romans, Jude, and some detached parts of books"" but in none does he discover more skill or judgment than in the present work."" (Williams's C.P., 5th ed., 290, quoted by Allibone, A Critical Dectionary of English Literature..., Vol III, 1871).""All these works [i.e. the Commentaries and Expositions] of Willet, though somewhat tedious, contain valuable matter. He possessed a very considerable acquaintance with the Scriptures, and with the languages in which they were written. The work on Daniel is considered as the most valuable. "" (Orme: Bibl. Bib., 469, quoted by Allibone, A Critical Dectionary of English Literature..., Vol III, 1871).Andrew Willet (1562 -1621), born in Ely, was an important and famous English clergyman and controversialist. A prolific writer, he is known for his anti-papal works and his Calvinist, conforming and non-separatist views. He was very well known in his time, and much admired. He appeared as a witness against Edward Dering before the Star-chamber. Joseph Hall eulogised him in ""Noah's Dove"", and Thomas Fuller modeled 'the Controversial Divine' of his ""Holy State"" upon him. - For more information on Willet, please see the 7 column entry on him in the Dictionary of National Biography.Lowndes V:2927.‎

Référence libraire : 52354

‎"YOUNG, EDWARD.‎

‎Klage eller Natte=Tanker, om Liv, Død og Udødelighed, oversatte ved Barthold Johan Lodde.‎

‎Kiøbenhavn, Gyldendal, 1783. Samtidigt helldrbd. Rig rygforgyldning. Kapitæler slidte. Brugsspor. Kobberstukket titelvignet. (16),410 pp. Indvendig ren.‎

‎First Danish edition of Young's ""The Complaint, or Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality"".‎

Référence libraire : 43789

‎"YOUNG, EDWARD. - HELSINGØR-TRYK.‎

‎Forsøg til en Oversættelse af Dr. Edward Youngs Klager eller Nattetanker om Liv, Død og Udødelighed. Forfattet i ni Sange.‎

‎Helsingør, Kongel. allene privil. Bogtrykkerie, 1767. Lille 8vo. Samtidigt hellæderbind i flammet kalv. Rig, men svag, rygforgyldning. Forgyldt titeletiket. nederste kapitæl slidt. Ryg med brugsspor. (16),470,(2) pp. Trykt på skrivepapir. Lettere brugsspor.‎

‎First Danish edition of Young's ""The Complaint: Or Night Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality.""‎

Référence libraire : 55173