‎CROCUS Cornelius ( Amsterdam 1500 - Rome 1550 ) - ( Croock - Kroock ) :‎
‎Ecclesia, ad confirmandam fidem catholicorum dogmatum, et stabiendos animos adversus falsae doctrinae ventos, nimium extremis hisce periculosis temporibus invalescentes , verbi etiam Dei concionatoribus praecipue utilis, diligenter ab autore recognita.‎

‎15. Coloniae, ( Köln ) , Ioannes Gymnicus excudebat, 1539 , in-8°, 143 x 93 mm, (124)nn pp , A8-G8H6 (complete), bound in at the end are 4 pp with manuscript letters (a bit cut short by the binder, no transcript exists). Bound in modern full vellum, edges painted red, very nice copy without any provenance indication. Rare, no copies known outside German speaking territory. See USTC 640449 . Cornelis Croock lived most of life in Amsterdam. He studied theology at Leuven University (under Barlandus, and probably Alardus of Amsterdam). In 1550 he travelled via Louvain to Rome and was accepted in the Jesuit Order by its founder Ignatius of Loyola. Croock died however before the end of 1550. His ''Ecclesia'' is dedicated to Cannius. It deals with heresy and serves also as a guide for preachers. (DWC/Huygens Instituut KNAW - Den Haag).‎

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