Hazart, Cornelius Kerckelycke Historie van de... Lot n° 909

Mission History Hazart, Cornelius Kerckelycke Historie van de Gheheele Wereldt, namelyck vande voorgaende ende teghenwoordighe eevwe. 4 Tle. in 2 vols. With 4 engraved. Titles u. 120 copper plates. Antwerp, Michiel Cnobbaert, 1667-71. 7 vols., 484 p., 18 vols. - 12 ll., 406 p., 13 ll. - 7 ll., 455 p., 9 ll. - 9 ll., 412 p., 12 ll. 4°. Publisher's printed boards over wooden boards and on 6 bands, with string lines and clasps (rubbed, slightly scratched, with small scuffs, torn capitals, chipped joints vol. 2). With 4 engr. titles and 120 copper plates. 4 parts in 2 vols. - First edition of the splendid illustrated history of the Christian missions. The impressive plates show scenes of the mission in foreign countries (Japan, China, Brazil, Florida, Turkey, Russia among many others), how the Catholic faith was enforced with torture methods, sword and whip, or how it took possession of the converts in poignant offerings of exotic figures to the cross. Also represented are dramatic martyrdoms, councils and assemblies as well as numerous missionaries in large-format portraits. - The Jesuit Corneille Harzart distinguished himself in the order as one of the most zealous advocates of the faith, who promoted the missionary work and fought the battle against the Haretics with his pen. - Contemporary calf with blindtooling on the boards (rubbed and slightly scraped, spine edges with tears, joints of vol. 2 cracking). - With few handwritten notes. In some places faintly waterstained, occasionally brown- or fingerstained. Endpapers and firts 3 leaves of vol. 1 with glue traces. In isolated places with marginal tears. Endpapers, bastard title and a further leaf stamped. - Altogether well preserved. Cordier BJ 379. Sabin 31115. De Backer-Sommervogel IV, 185. Laures 492. Streit I, 265. - First edition of the magnificently illustrated history of the mission. The impressive plates show scenes of the mission in foreign countries (Japan, China, Brazil, Florida, Turkey, Russia, and many others), how the Catholic faith was enforced with torture methods, autodafes, sword and whip, or in poignant offerings of exotic figures to the cross takes possession of the converts. Also depicted are mostly highly dramatic martyrdoms, councils and assemblies, as well as numerous missionaries in large-scale portraits. - The Jesuit Corneille Harzart distinguished himself in the order as one of the most zealous advocates of the faith, who promoted the missionary work and fought the battle against the Haretics with the pen. - With few hs. Notes. In places weakly water-margined, occasionally brown and finger-stained resp. Endpapers a. first 3 leaves of vol. 1 glue-shaded. In isolated places with marginal tears. One fly-leaf, verso title a. another leaf stamped. - On the whole well preserved. *