Author: CUNAEUS, P.
Title: Satyra Menippea incastrata, item D. Juliani Imperatoris Satyra.
Description: Leiden, Justus Livius (in typographia G.Christiani), 1632. 12mo. (12, 5x7, 0cm). 246, [4= colophon and Ad lectorem] pp. With engraved title-page and 1 numismatic engraving in the text. Parchment with morocco title-shield. (parchment slightly unfresh; title -shield sl.dam.; title-page sl.used; a few old (pencil) annotations) ¶ Augmented reprint of the Sardi venales Satyra Menippea (first ed. 1612) by the Leiden professor Cunaeus, in which he criticizes "the "choleric quarrelsome scam of theologians." ... This humanist satire caused a great stir, and lectures came to a halt, but the university authorities backed the professor, who provoked the theologians even more by adding a translation of an anti-Christian satire written by the Roman emperor Julian ... Although Cunaeus denounced Arminian and Contra-Remonstrant theologians alike, taking no stand whatsoever on their controversies, after the Synod of Dordt the humanist luminary was accused of Arminianism and he had to publish a retraction [which he never actually did]." (A. Goudriaan, F. van Lieburg (eds.) Revisiting the Synod of Dordt (1618-1619) p. 49-50; and NNBW 658-660).

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