Auction 98 · Lot 182
EYMERICH, NICHOLAS. Directorium Inquisitorum.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,200
- Hammer price
- $600
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(INQUISITION).
printer
Giorgio Ferrari
Place
Rome
Publication
1587
Description
Third edition. Three parts in one volume. With the commentary of Francisco Peña. Title printed in red and black with woodcut printer's device, woodcut initials and headpieces.
references
Adams E-1164.
summary
Eymerich's infamous manual for inquisitors, dating from the fourteenth century, details specific heretics and their beliefs, banned books, witchcraft, the errors of other faiths, as well as the technical legal processes of denunciations and trials, torture, and forms of excommunication. The second part of the book contains papal letters regarding the office of the Inquisition.
Not collated. Foxed, creased, lower blank portion of title page removed. Contemporary vleuum, hinges weak, worn. Thick folio.