Defensio Fidei Catholicae de Satisfactione Christi adversus Faustum Socinum

GROTIO Hugone 1583-1645 [GROTIUS Hugo]. SOCINUS Faustus 1539-1604.

Published by Ioannes Patius, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], 1617

About this Item

VG, 2nd ed, 1617, Leiden. In contemporary speckled dark calf, blind edge tooling, 2 small repairs. New spine (to style), gilt tooling titles. Internally, [8], [1], 2-183 pp, (which includes the Testimonia Vetervm (158-183), ink name to fep (David MCaull), and again to verso also David Eurof Walters 1903 (Welsh minister and writer 1874-1942), titlepage with ink number to top & bottom corner, attractive printers devices and initial capitals, dedication signed by Gerardus Johannes Vossius (1577-1649), some underlining & light offsetting throughout, page 170 mis-numbered 160. The first English publication came in 1636. 0Uncommon. (ESTC lists 1636 & 1661 copies only). (Folio, 15.5*21.3 cms). Hugo Grotius, also known as Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot, was a jurist in the Dutch Republic. With Francisco de Vitoria and Alberico Gentili he laid the foundations for international law, based on natural law. He was also a philosopher, theologian, Christian apologist, playwright, historiographer, poet, statesman and diploma. See Wiki.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Defensio Fidei Catholicae de Satisfactione Christi adversus Faustum Socinum
• Publisher: Ioannes Patius, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]
• Publication Date: 1617
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition
• Condition: Very Good
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