Het schat-boeck der verclaringhen over de Catechismus der Christelicke religie, die in de Ghereformeeerde kercken ende scholen van Hoogh ende Neder-Duytsch-Landt gheleert wort […].

Leiden, A. Clouck, 1622

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2 parts in 1 vol., 4to: [4]-303 [= 294], 272-[8] ff. (paper age-toned, marg. water stains, somewhat spotted, wormtrack in blank bottom margin of last ff.).

Contemp. vellum, flat spine titled in ink. Good copy.

Rare early ed. (1st 1602) of a voluminous commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism by the German Reformed theologian Ursinus (1534-1583), trsl. and adapted for the Dutch Republic by the Leiden preacher Hommius (1576-1642). Full-page portrait of Ursinus. Woodcut mark on title. Printed in 2 col. Gothic type.
ref. STCN (3). - Not in BL, BnF.