R.P. Adami Contzen e Societate Iesv, SS. Theol. Doct. Commentaria in qvatvor Sancta Iesv Christi Evangelia
Subtitle: in quibus sensvs vervs, literalis et moralis ita explicatvr, vt ex ipsis verbis, collatione aliorum locorum, concilijs, Pontificum decretis, patribus vetustis, interpretibus recentioribus, lingua Hebraea, Graeca, Syra, philosophia, historia, libris sectariorum (prout cuiusque loci textus postulat), contra Gentiles, Judaeos, haereticos veteres et novos, veritas apertè vindicetur, ostendaturque à Scripturâ Catholicâ fidem, non haereticorum opiniones confirmari. Cum indice rerum copioso.
Contributors: Kinckius, Johann, publisher.; Meresius, Hermannus, printer.
Publisher: apud Ioannem Kinckivm, sub Monocerote
Published: 1626
Place of publication: Coloniae Agrippinae
Language: lat
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- Gospels -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Commentaria in qvatvor Sancta Iesv Christi Evangelia; Commentaria in quatuor Sancta Iesu Christi Evangelia; R.P. Adami Contzen e Societate Iesv, Doctoris theologi Commentariorvm in qvatvor evangelistas; Commentariorvm in qvatvor evangelistas; Commentariorum in quatuor evangelistas
Notes: Collation: fol.: v.1: *⁴ 2*-3*⁶ A-3B⁶ 3C⁸ 3D-3F⁶ 3G⁸ 4*⁶ [$4 (-*1, *4, 3D1, 4*3; +3C5, 3G5) signed (missigning 2*2-2*4 as A2-A4)]; 344 leaves: p. [1] [blank] [6] 1-14 [10] 1-592 [1] [blank] 595-644 [12] (misprinting 75 as 57, 123 as 143, 214 as 216, 291 as 290, 296 as 396, 303 as 312, 335 as 321, 483 as 486, 497 as 487, 561 as 555, 575 as 755, 576 as 558); v.2: A-2Y⁶ 2Z⁸ [$4 (-A1; +2Z5) signed (missigning R3 as R5)]; 278 leaves: p. [1] [blank] 3-539 [blank] [15] [blank] (misprinting 137 as 119, 140 as 122, 215 as 205, 384 as 348, 398 as 498, 407 as 340, 495 as 493, 518 as 418).

Titles and imprints vary: t.1, p.2 and t.2: R.P. Adami Contzen e Societate Iesv, Doctoris theologi Commentariorvm in qvatvor evangelistas. Moguntiae : sumptibus Ioannis Kinckij Bibliop. Colon., excudebat Hermannus Meresius, anno 1626.

Engraved title to v.1, p.1; title vignettes (Jesuit device) to v.1, p.2 and v.2; initials; head- and tail-pieces.

Includes index.

Backer-Sommervogel, II, 1402

Latin, Greek and Hebrew.

Burns Library copy: blind-tooled alum-tawed binding with intact clasps; on front cover figure of Justice with sword and scales before a city; on back cover figure of Fortuna with wheel before a maritime scene

Burns Library copy: manuscript ownership statement erased from t.p., leaving only "Anno 1628 Aprili."

c.1: 01-28310
Table of contents: value: [T. I, p. I] Questiones prooemiales super Commentaria in qvatvor sacra D. N. Iesv Christi evangelia. Sanctvm Iesv Christi Evangelium secundum Matthaeum; value: T. I, p. II. In Marcvm; value: T. II. In Lvcam et Ioannem.