Martin Bucer. Martinum Bucerum. Martin Butzer

In Sacra Qvatvor Evangelia, Enarrationes Perpetvae, Secvndvm Recognitae in Qvibvs Praeterea Habes Syncerioris Theologiae Locos Communes Supra Centum, Ad Scripturarum Fidem Simpliciter, & Nullius Cum Insectatione Tractatos, Adiectis Etiam Aliquot Locorum R

      Basileae Apvd Ioan. Hervagivm, Anno M. D. Xxxvi. Mense Septembri, 1536. Very Good Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Printed in 1536 in Basle, Switzerland. A Very Early New Testament Commentary upon the Four Gospels by Martin Bucer, 1491-1551, a Key Protestant Reformer. Full title reads "In Sacra Qvatvor Evangelia, Enarrationes Perpetvae, Secvndvm Recognitae in Qvibvs Praeterea Habes Syncerioris Theologiae Locos Communes Supra Centum, Ad Scripturarum Fidem Simpliciter, & Nullius Cum Insectatione Tractatos, Adiectis Etiam Aliquot Locorum Retractationibus. Per Martinvm Bvcervm. Basileae Apvd Ioan. Hervagivm, Anno M. D. Xxxvi. Mense Septembri. " Printed in Basle in 1536. First Edition. Size Folio, 12.5" x 8", Title, preliminaries 38pp, text 798 pages. Bound in 19th century half brown calf over marbled boards. Five raised bands to the spine with gilt title on a red morocco label in the second compartment. Marbled endpapers, page edges waxed red. Condition very good, the binding is rubbed at the edges, with small splits to the leather at the head and tail of the spine, hinges cracked but binding sound. The internal condition is very good. Complete with no missing pages. Title page laid down, light water stain to outer lower corner margin and upper margin of title and preliminary pages-the epistle and indexes. Elizabeth College library Guernsey stamp to front free endpaper. A few early annotations in the margin and underlines here and there. The pages are remarkably clean throughout. The texts very crisp and sharp. Contains a Dedicatory Epistle to Edward Fox Edoardo Foxo Bishop of Hereford who met with Bucer and Luther in Germany in 1535/36. Printed with beautiful decorative woodcut initial capitals. Martin Bucer's Commentary upon the Four Gospels contains the full text for the Gospels of Saint Matthew and John, and a large part of the text of the Gospel of Saint Luke. For the Gospel of Saint Mark, and the remaining chapters of the Gospel of Saint Luke, he provides short summaries where he refers the reader to sections of his commentaries upon the Gospels of Saint Matthew and Saint John