De divinis, apostolicis, atque ecclesiasticis traditionibus, deque authoritate ac ui earu[m] sacrosancta, adsertiones ceu libri decem [...].

Folio: [6]-ccxxxiiii (= 234) ff. (toned and soiled, marginal staining, title strengthened, stain on F6r, Q1v).

Mod. half leather, decorative endpapers (sl. rubbed). Good copy.

Apologetical treatise against Reformed attacks on the authenticity and value of Catholic traditions (ad relics, veneration of saints), written by Martín Pérez de Ayala (1504-1566), archbishop of Valencia. Dedicated to Philip II. Large woodcut imperial eagle, with Philip’s arms, on title (and A2r). Title in red and black. Ref. VD-16 P-1366. - Adams P-678. - Palau 219.668. - STC German (BL) 682. Prov. Annotated throughout. - Monastic ownership entries on title.