Evangelistarum quaternio – Jean de La Haye – 1607 | First Edition, Gospel Harmony

Evangelistarum quaternio, seu Evangelicae historiae dispositio by Jean de La Haye is a 1607 survey of the Gospels of the New Testament. This account is a chronological study of the life of Jesus from the perspective of each of the four Gospels; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. La Haye uses the verbatim words from the scriptures and compares them against one another. This book proved to be a valuable source of Jesuit theology in the first part of the 17^th-century.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evangelistarum quaternio, seu Evangelicae historiae dispositio
• Author(s): Jean de La Haye
• Publisher: Ex typographia Baltazaris Belleri, Duaci
• Edition: First Edition, 1607
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Binding: Leather spine, hardcover boards
• Size:  8 in x 6.5 in (20.3 cm x 16.5 cm)
• Collation: [70], 366, [2]
• Illustrations: Engraved title page
• Contents Include:
  • Life of Jesus arranged from the four Gospels
  • Parallel alignment of Gospel narratives
  • Commentary on principal events in the ministry of Christ

Condition:

Leather spine and boards show rubbing and wear. Binding firm. Engraved title page intact. Pages generally clean with moderate toning.

Why Collect This?

• First edition Douai printing by Balthazar Beller
• Harmonized Gospel text in Latin with commentary
• Scarce survival of a Douai press Gospel harmony

Item Number: # 29190