DREXEL, Jeremias, S.J. - Zodiacus christianus seu signa XII. divinae Praedestinationis... Editio Quarta prioribus omnibus auctior.

1628 With engr. pictorial title and 11 (of 12) emblematic engravings by Raphael Sadeler. 4 unn. leaves, 229 pp. 12mo. Contemporary vellum. Munich, Cornelius Leysser, 1628. Drexel's (1581-1638) second publication (first ed. 1622 in Latin) dedicated to Johann Count of Hohenzollern. Treats of the "Christian zodiac" as the symbol of "twelve signs of predestination". Drexel, a Jesuit from Augsburg was court preacher to the Elector of Bavaria for many years and author of a long series of devotional works which enjoyed great popularity among Catholics and Protestants alike.- Lacks plate 2. - VD17 12:101229F; Dünnhaupt (2nd ed.),p. 1376, 5.9; cf. Landwehr, German Emblem Books, no. 229; Pörnbacher 170; not in De Backer/Sommervogel; cf. Jantz 875 (Munich ed. 1629); cf. Paisey D752 (1st ed.). LITERATURE: GERMAN ; RELIGION / THEOLOGY ;

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