Paradisus animae Christianae : lectissimis omnigenae pietatis delitiis amoenus / studio et operâ Iacobi Merlo Horstii ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merlo Horstius, Jacob, 1597-1644.

Contributor:

Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708.

Frisius, Andreas, -1675, printer.

Catholic Church.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint.

Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Latin--Early works to 1800.

Catholic Church.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Prayers and devotions--Latin--Early works to 1800.

Mary.

Devotional literature--Early works to 1800.

Devotional literature.

Genre:

Prayers and devotions.

Prayers.

Devotional literature.

Penn Provenance:

Yarnall Library of Theology (Saint Clement's Church, Philadelphia, Pa.) (bookplate) (stamp)

Acton, William (autograph)

Physical Description:

30 unnumbered pages, 7-522 pages, 9 unnumbered pages, 4-60 pages : illustrations ; 14 cm (12mo)

Edition:

Editio altera longe auctior et elegantior.

Place of Publication:

Col. Agrippinae : Sumpt. Andreae Frisii ..., 1675.

Notes:

Final section has special t.p.: "Manuale pietatis, in quo Officium B. Mariae Virginis, septem Psalmi poenitentiales, litaniae variae, accessus altaris, psalterium, et orationes tempore belli & calamitatis publicae, &c."

First published 1644. Cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Signatures: A-Z¹² a-b¹² c⁶ (Z12 blank).

Engraved t.p.

Woodcuts: initials and tail-pieces.

Contains 8 engraved illustrations, sometimes attributed to Romeyn de Hooge, depicting various devotional scenes.

Text in double columns.

Local Notes:

Yarnall Library of Theology (Saint Clement's Church, Philadelphia, Pa.) copy; on permanent deposit at the University of Pennsylvania Library.

Cited in:

NUC pre-1956 NM0469787

Related Work:

Catholic Church. Little office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

OCLC:

68807301