LASSENIUS, JOHANNES.

Heiligen Perlen-Schatzes Andere Vertheilung Über die Monaht Majus, Junius, Julius und Augustus.

Copenhagen, Bockenhoffer, 1688.

8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and gilt ornamentation to spine, with one of two clasps preseved. Wear to extremities, leather on spine craacked and head of spine chipped. Annotations in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Internally nice and clean. (14), 1024, (14) pp. + frontispiece and 32 engraved plates (emblems).


Second edition (Landwehr: re-edition) of Lassenius’ beautifully illustrated collection of edifying morning and evening readings intended for May, June, July and August

Johannes Lassenius (1632-1692), German theologian and baroque poet and professor of theology in Copenhagen 1677. He was arguably the most famous preacher of his time in Copenhagen.

Biblioteca Danica I, 421.
Landwehr 398a.

Order-nr.: 61757

DKK 7.500,00