Benedicto VERNIERO
Magnum & universale concilium ecclesiae militantis super veritate Eucharistiae sacramenti
Apud Sebastianum Nivellium|Paris 1554|10.50 x 17.50 cm|relié
First edition, illustrated with a large title vignette depicting the Council of Nicaea with bishops on the left and monks on the other side, Christ in the center, levitating above a pulpit; a vignette representing the Last Supper on folio 9; a tailpiece vignette showing a king and monks supporting a banner or cartouche. 2 criblé initials.
Full vellum binding, later ca 1860. Spine with raised bands in Jansenist style. Black morocco title label. Small lacks to outer margin on folio 70; traces of pale yellow dampstaining to outer margin from folio 73 to the end. Some soiling to the binding. Handsome copy.
The theology of the sacrament of the Eucharist according to the
€800
