Commentary on the Fourth Book of the Sentences. Rare Catholic Theology 1576
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Commentary on the Fourth Book of the Sentences. Rare Catholic Theology 1576. This is a significant historical text in Catholic theology, natural law, and early modern Scholasticism. Soto was also involved in the Council of Trent and wrote important works on justice, economics, and physics. 1562 (M.D. LXII) edition of a major theological work by the Spanish Dominican friar and Scholastic theologian Domingo de Soto (1494–1560). Specific Identification: • Full Title: Commentariorum Fratris Dominici Soto Segobiensis… in Quartum Sententiarum (Commentary on the Fourth Book of the Sentences). • Volume: Tomus Secundus (Volume II / Second Tome). • Printer/Publisher: Printed in Salamanca (Salmanticae) by Ioannes Maria a Terranova (Juan María de Terranova). • Date: 1562. Context: Domingo de Soto was one of the leading figures of the School of Salamanca. This is part of his massive commentary on Peter Lombard’s Sentences (the standard theology textbook of the Middle Ages and Renaissance). The Fourth Book deals primarily with the sacraments (especially marriage, holy orders, and related topics), which matches the content visible in the images (e.g., sections on De sacramento ordinis, De matrimonio, etc.). The book features: • Beautiful Renaissance woodcut printer’s marks (the large ornate oval device with the IHS monogram, fleur-de-lis, and the motto “Sub timore sanctissimi nominis Iesu laboramus”). • An alphabetical index (Index Alphabeticus). • Typical 16th-century scholastic layout with distinctions (Distinctiones) and questions. Physical Copy: It appears to be a well-preserved copy in a later (probably 18th/19th-century) leather binding, as indicated by the spine label “COMMENTAR DE SOTO TOMUS II”. This is a significant historical text in Catholic theology, natural law, and early modern Scholasticism. Soto was also involved in the Council of Trent and wrote important works on justice, economics, and physics Very good condition. Please message me if you have any questions or need clarification or need more pictures.
