Sacros. Concilium Tridentinum (Council of Trent), 1640

Sacros. Concilium Tridentinum additis declarationibus cardinalium, ex vltima recognitione Ioannis Gallemart et citationibus Ioan. Sotealli theologi, & Horatij Lucij iurisconsulti necnon remissionibus p. Augustini Barbosae. Quibus recens accreuerunt vtilissimae additiones Balthasaris Andreae i.c. Caesaraugustani. Cum decisionibus (Sacred. The Council of Trent with the addition of the cardinal declarations, from the last revision of John Gallemart and the citations from John Sotealli theologian, and Horatius Lucius the jurist as well as the remissions, p. Augustine Barbosa To them the recent additions to Balthasar Andreae i.c. Caesaraustani. When decisions are made)

Latin, 1640, original, leather-bound with amorial device to covers, gilt fore-edging, 479 pages excluding extensive index, 17 cms x 23.5 cms x 3.6 cms, some old benign insect (worm) holes to top/bottom of spine, see images, to be expected in a 280 year old book, but no internal damage, otherwise condition: very good.

The Council of Trent (Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and1563 in Trent (or Trento, in northern Italy), was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.

The Council issued condemnations of what it defined to be heresies committedby proponents of Protestantism, and also issued key statements andclarifications of the Church's doctrine and teachings, including scripture,the Biblical canon, sacred tradition, original sin, justification,salvation, the sacraments, the Mass, and the veneration of saints.