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CRUZ, J. de la (1542-1591). Obras del venerable i mistico dotor F. Joan de la Cruz, Primer Descalço, i Padre Dela Reforma de N.S. del Carmen. Madrid: P. de Madrigal, 1630.
First edition of the collected works of Saint John of the Cross. A Carmelite poet, mystic, and friar, the author was one of the prime figures of the Counter-Reformation. His theological works, collected in this book, consist of commentaries on his mystical poems.
Quarto (196 x 140mm). Half-title, engraved title, engraved map of the ascent of Mount Carmel, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces (very occasional minor spotting). Modern binding reusing old vellum, leather ties, lettered in manuscript on spine (ties renewed, repaired at foot of spine, small hole in upper cover). Provenance: early marginal manuscript symbols throughout — ? ‘Gregorio J. Serrano y Aguando’ (early inscription on half-title).
First edition of the collected works of Saint John of the Cross. A Carmelite poet, mystic, and friar, the author was one of the prime figures of the Counter-Reformation. His theological works, collected in this book, consist of commentaries on his mystical poems.
Quarto (196 x 140mm). Half-title, engraved title, engraved map of the ascent of Mount Carmel, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces (very occasional minor spotting). Modern binding reusing old vellum, leather ties, lettered in manuscript on spine (ties renewed, repaired at foot of spine, small hole in upper cover). Provenance: early marginal manuscript symbols throughout — ? ‘Gregorio J. Serrano y Aguando’ (early inscription on half-title).
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