Parisiis, Apud Ioannem Borellum - Excudebat Andreas Wechelus (Colophon), 1566, 2 parts in 1 volume, little in-4 (63 x 234 mm.), [53] ff. - 414 pp. - 1 f., contemporary full limp parchment. Cutting at the second side letting appear an other piece of vellum (83 X121 mm.).
Parisian edition which is accompaned with comments by P. Antesignanus and which was first published in 1530 for the first treatise and in 1531 for the second treatise. These two works will remain during nearly two centuries for several generations of students, a basic texts as well in the Netherlands as outside. Nicolaus Clenardus (1495-1542), registered at the University of Louvain on August 31 1512 in pedagogy of the Pig was friend of Jacques Latomus. He follows the courses of Guillaume Barlandus and at the end of his studies is was named, for 10 years, chair college of Houterle in Louvain where he taught Hebrew and the Greek. The influence of Juan LuisVives and the prospect of the end of his mandate, convinced him to learn Arabic and to study the literature of Islam to convert the heretics. He could think of putting this project at execution by accompanying the son of Christophe Colomb, Hernando, in Spain, country close to the Arab kingdoms. However, he was forced to make a halt of a few years in Portugal where king Jean III called him to be tutor and to complete the theological education of his brother Don Henri that he intended for the archbishop's palace of Braga. It is in this city that Clenardus found a humanistic college. Our grammarian could finally leave Portugal for Grenade, first Arab kingdom capital of the peninsula where he learns Coran. In 1540, he lands in the Portuguese city of Ceuta coming from Gibraltar, but after many adventures, he returned to Grenade where he died. Nice typography. Clear wettings at about thirty layers and some brownings and foxings. Ownership notations on the first pastedown and ownerstamp on title. Cfr. Matricule de Louvain III-& 449 ; H. de Jongh, l'Ancienne Faculté de théologie de Louvain ; Baudrier t. 11 p. 454 ; Adams A 2147 ; Victor Chauvin et Alphonse Roersch, Etude sur la vie et les travaux de Nicolas Clénard .