130 - [THEOLOGY, CANON LAW & CASUISTICS] - SANCHEZ, Tomás (Rev.)

[THEOLOGY, CANON LAW & CASUISTICS] - SANCHEZ, Tomás (Rev.) Opus morale in praecepta Decalogi, sive summa casuum conscientiae. With two indexes: the first by chapter, the second by subject and terms, both extremely comprehensive Antverpiae [Antwerp], Published by the heirs of Martin Nuti and Ioannes Meursius [Volume I] / Published by Martin Nuti [Volume II], 1614–1622, 2 volumes Folio. Full sowskin. Covers adorned with a large geometric design of rollers and cold-stamped ironwork, depicting foliage and floral motifs, surrounded by cold-stamped borders. Spine with 5 strong raised bands. Bindings slightly different. Spine damaged and fore-edge split on Volume I. Title in ink on the spine. A remarkable early collective Antwerp edition of this monumental work on moral theology and Jesuit casuistry. The publication of this edition spanned several years at the prestigious Antwerp printing houses. The first volume was published in 1614 by the joint presses of the heirs of Martin Nutius and Jean Meursius. The second volume (Pars altera), meanwhile, bears the date 1622 under the sole mark of “The Nutius Brothers ” (Apud Martinum Nutium / Nutii fratres), reflecting the frequent collaborative arrangements among printing houses for these massive Counter-Reformation theological publications. A prominent Spanish Jesuit, Father Tomás Sánchez de Córdoba (1550–1610) established himself as one of the most influential legal minds of his time. This monumental exegesis of the Ten Commandments (In Praecepta Decalogi) examines with surgical precision cases of conscience, contract law, religious vows, ecclesiastical discipline, and the moral applications of faith in daily life. References: Sommervogel, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, VII, 534; De Backer, II, 642. Provenance: from the library of the Jesuit Residence in Kortrijk (label) — from the library of Christian De Backer (bookplate)