1669 Rare Latin vellum Book - Medulla Theologiae Moralis by Hermann Busenbaum, Jesuit.
Author : Busenbaum, Hermann.
Title : Medulla Theologiae Moralis, Facili ac Perspicua methodo resolvens Casus Conscientiae ex variis Probatisque Authoribus concinnata à R. P. Hermanno Busenbaum è Societate Jesu, SS Theologiae Licentiato.
Language : Text in Latin.
Publisher : Parisiis, Sumptibus, Joannis Baptistae Coignard, 1669.
Size : 6 " X 4 ".
Pages : 702 pages.
Binding : Good original full vellum binding (hinges fine, small hole that shows old repair mark - as shown, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a removable protective mylar cover .
Content : Good content (bright, tight and clean, some foxing and staining, small chip on the outer margin of preliminary pages - as shown).
Illustrations: Including a nice illustrated title page.
Estimate: (USD 150 - USD 300)
The book : Nice and rare 17th century edition of the famous work by Hermann Busenbaum - His book Medulla theologiae moralis, facili ac perspicua methodo resolvens casus conscientiae (1645) grew out of his lectures to students at Cologne. The manual obtained a wide popularity and passed through over two hundred editions before 1776. Although less bold in its declarations than some other Jesuit books, such as, for example, the Defensio Fidei (1613) of Francisco Suarez, it was the most complete and systematized in its exposition, and served as a type for succeeding treatises of the sort.
The theology of Medulla was generally well received within the Catholic Church. The book was published in all the major European centers of Catholicism and was widely used in seminaries as a manual on practical moral theology for 200 years. It received positive commentary from theologians including St. Alphonsus de Liguori, a Doctor of the Church.
The author : Hermann Busenbaum (or Busembaum) (19 September 1600 – 31 January 1668) was a Jesuit theologian. He attained fame as a master of casuistry.