BANG, JENS THOMÆSØN.

Passions-Tanker eller gudelige Betenkninger over vor Frelseris Jesu Christi smertefulde Lidelser.

Kiøbenhavn, Daniel Eichhorns, 1691.

4to. In contemporary full calf. Wear to extremities, leather cracked on spine. Small paper-label pasted on to upper part of spine. Inner hinge split. Previous owner's name on contemporary hand to title-page. Internally nice and clean. Printed on good paper. (24), 764, (8) pp. 

The rare first edition of Bang’s contemplations on the passion of Christ.
Jens Thomsen Bang (ca. 1648-1699) was a priest in Slagslunde and Ganløse from 18 July 1673 until his death on 14 February 1699. Before that he was resident chaplain at the Church of the Savior in Christianshavn. He was born in Copenhagen, as the son of dr. and Prof. Theol. T. Jensen Bang of Flemløse and Else Didriksdatter Bartsker. He became a student in Copenhagen in 1666.

Order-nr.: 61275