Canisius, Petrus (d.i. P. de Hondt) Catechismus.... Lot n° 7

Canisius, Peter (d.i. P. de Hondt) Catechism. Petri Canisii Societatis Iesv Th. By figures forged. With engraved sheet and 104 full-page copper engravings Augsburg. Dabertzhofer. 1613. 124 p., 1 sheet. Kl. 8°. later Hldr. (c. 1830) with blindfolded lids and rich gold embossing in both middle fields (R. somewhat above). Very rare emblematic woodcut book with interesting motifs including a carpenter's workshop, a fishmonger, an infirmary and a drinking arbour. The Latin privilege mentions: "Ego Melchior Härtelius... honesto viro Christophoro Mango... Petri Canisii, antehac a P. Georgio Mayr Scietatis nostrae per imagines expressum,...". According to de Backer-S. V, 810 are supposed to be woodcuts from the editor of this edition (P. Georg Mayr). The introduction also by Georg Mayr, who also provided the Greek translation at the same time. The often published but mostly unillustrated Catechism of Canisius first appeared in Vienna in 1554. Petrus Canisius (1521 - 1597), saint and church teacher and first Dutch Jesuit, was a political champion of the Counter-Reformation. The first Catholic catechisms go back to him. Coat of arms-exlibris on the front inner cover, newer hs name entry a.d. Vbl., a few sides at the margins and some plates backed, some parts used in German language. Very rare emblematic woodcut book with interesting motifs including a carpenter's workshop, a fishmonger, an infirmary and a drinking arbour. The Latin privilege mentions: "Ego Melchior Härtelius... honesto viro Christophoro Mango... Petri Canisii, antehac a P. Georgio Mayr Scietatis nostrae per imagines expressum,...". According to de Backer-S. V, 810, woodcuts are supposed to come from the editor of this edition (P. Georg Mayr). The introduction also by Georg Mayr, who also provided the Greek translation at the same time. The often published but mostly unillustrated Catechism of Canisius first appeared in Vienna in 1554. Petrus Canisius (1521 - 15