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Fabio Ambrogio Spinola

Vita del padre Carlo Spinola della Compagnia di Giesù morto per la santa fede nel Giappone

Eredi Corbelleti,,

3000.00 €

Pettini Antonio Libreria

(Roma, Italy)

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Place of printing
Roma,
Author
Fabio Ambrogio Spinola
Publishers
Eredi Corbelleti,
Keyword
compagnia di gesù society of jesus giappone japan china cina
Languages
Italian

Description

In-8° (cm 15,3x9,3), pp. (8),mezza 336; 1 folding plate representing the plan of the prison where Spinola was imprisoned in Japan. On title page a woodcut with the monogram of Compagnia di Gesù and the “motto” “pulcra ut –luna- electa ut –sol-”. The binding is contemporary half vellum with gilt title on spine, and yellow edges. The dedication is dated Roma 1628 and it refers to the first edition. This bioghrapy of father Spinola is an account of the missionary voyage he made through Portugal, Brasil, Portorico, England, Lisboa, China and eventually Japan, where he wished to die (from page 97 to the end). He died in Nagasaki in 1622, afer being persecuted and imprisoned. Two ink stamps on title page, few restoration on blank margins.