Żywotow świętych : Pierwsza Czȩśc : Starego i Nowego Zakonu na każdy dzień przez cały Rok : wybránych z poważnych Pisarzów i Doktorów Kościelnych : do których prżydáne sa niektóre Duchowne Obroki i Nauki przećiw kácerstwom dziśieyszym : ktemu kazánia krotkie ná te świȩtá ktore pewny dźień w Mieśiacu máia /
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| Language: | Polish |
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W Poznaniu [Poznan] :
W Drukárni Kolleg Societatis Iesu,
1700[-1702].
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| Item Description: | Skarga's most popular vernacular work, Lives of the saints, arranged according to the church calendar, with lives of saints celebrated in Jan.-June in Part 1, and those celebrated in July-Dec. in Part 2. Although Skarga's work, first printed in 1579, is based on Luigi Lippomano's popular hagiographic anthology, Sanctorum priscorum patrum vitae (1551-1560), he artistically transformed Lippomano's work by adapting it to the Polish mentality, adding original commentaries, and including new biographies of saints. Title in red and black, within an elaborately historiated border, illustrating the proximity to heaven of various classes of believers, including Church fathers and prophets, apostles and martyrs, confessors and virgins, and widows and children; large ornamental woodcut initial; head- and tail-pieces; text in two columns, within black-ruled borders; roman, italic, and gothic type. Second part has title: "Żywotow świętych wtora czȩśc Starego i Nowego Zakonu na każdy dzień przez cały Rok", with imprint date of 1702. Verso of first t.p. contains woodcut medallion with dogwood blossom in center, wreathed in leaves and flowers, and flanked by angels. Second part includes index. Signatures: pi⁶ A-3R⁴ 3S² chi¹ 3T-6O⁴ [$3 signed; alphabet sequences include "W"]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards; multiple rectangular rolled borders on both covers, with emblem of the Paschal Lamb in center of upper cover, and a medallion of the Virgin surrounded by flames on lower cover; two pairs of original ornamental leather and brass clasps and catches, repeating the dogwood flower motif; edges stained red. Ownership inscription on verso of t.p.: "X. Ossolinska". |
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| Physical Description: | 2 v. in 1 ([12], 954; [2], 955-1492 [i.e. 1064], [6] p. ) : ill., coat of arms ; 36 cm. (fol.) |