Author: Canisius, Petrus; Schmid, Sebastianus (ed.)
Title: Volstandigen catechismus in welken aen de gretige zielen tot hunne zaligheyd de leeringe van Jesus-Christus, als de waere fontyne des levens ... geleert en onderwesen...worden. Met 130 onderwysingen en sermoonen volgens ... Petrus Canisius ... Met sermoonen op de zondagen en feest-dagen van het jaer. Volgens den laetsten vermeerderden druk uyt het Hoogduytsch vertaeld. Deel I-[V].
Description: Antwerpen, by J.J.G. de Marcour, 1767-1769. Complete in 5 volumes. (2), xxvi, 634 p.; (4), 518 pp.; (2), 543, (3) pp.; (4), 620 pp.; (2), 396, (2) pp. (pp. 318-396 general subject index). Small 8vo. 17x10 cm. Contemporary calf with raised bands, gilt uniformly decorated spine & red & black morocco letterpieces. Title-page printed in red & black. With full page engraved frontispiece in volume 1 (scene from the gospel) by Berterhain. Good set. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. Chief work of the Dutch born jesuit Petrus Canisius (1521-1597) is his triple Catechism. In 1551 King Ferdinand I asked the University of Vienna to write a compendium of Christian doctrine, and Canisius wrote (Vienna, 1555), at first for advanced students, his Summa doctrinae christianae . . . in usum Christianae pueritiae, two hundred and eleven questions in five chapters. His catechism for students of the lower and middle grades, Parvus Catechismus Catholicorum (later known as Institutiones christianae pietatis or Catechismus catholicus), is an extract from the larger catechism, written in the winter of 1557-58; the German edition appeared at Dillingen, 1560. During his lifetime, versions of Canisius popular explanation of the Roman Catholic Doctrine and view on Christianity appeared in more than 200 editions in at least twelve languages. Our copy is a rare Dutch translation of a German version (in the 5th edition, 1764) of the Catechism reworked and edited by Sebastianus Schmid who was a parish priest in the German town of Röttingen am Ries. Small stamp on first free endpapers. Title-page of volume 1 loose and damaged at edges without loss of texts; some marginal dampstaining; light marginal annotations in pencil; Damage to letterpieces, 2 missing; very slight wear to capitals and edges. Not in OCLC; 1 copy (Kevelaer) in German Libraries (KvK On-Line); 5 copies in Dutch Central Catalog (NCC); not in STCN.

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