3 works printed by (J. Masius for) Petrus Zangrius in Leuven.

3 vol., 8vo.

Mod. red leather, front boards with central monogram "VB", gilt spines with 4 raised bands (discol.), mod. endpapers, red edges. Nice, uniformly bound set.

Important Leuven imprints by the Leuven theologian Jean de Lens (Beloeil 1541-1593 Leuven) on the troubled times and the position of Catholic priests and their subjects. They give a clear picture of the views of the conservative party in the Dutch Revolt: no toleration, no freedom of religion, etc. Woodcut mark on titles. 1. De officio hominis christiani in persecutione constituti. 1578. 194-[15-1 bl.] pp. (some waterstaining). Ref. BT 1861. - BB III:803:L-18. - STC Dutch (BL) 115. - Pettegree NB 18876. - Not in Adams. - 2. De unica religione, studio catholicorum principium in republica conservanda, liber unus. 1579. 138-[4-2 bl.] pp. Ref. BT 1864. - Adams L-436. - BB III:805:L-22. - STC Dutch (BL) 115. - Pettegree NB 18879. - 3. Orationes duae. I. Contra pseudopatriotas [Greek], hoc est, Romanae Ecclesiae desertores [...]. II. Contra genethliacorum superstitionem. 1579. 2 parts in 1 vol.: 47-[1], 81-[14-1 bl.] pp. Ref. BT 1868. - Adams L-439 (Pt. I only). - BB III:804-805:L-21. - STC Dutch (BL) 116. - Pettegree NB 18880.