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GROTIUS, Hugo.
De Veritate Religionis Christianae.
Cui accessere Joannis Clerici notae, et libri duo, De eligenda inter Christianos dissidentes sententia, et Contra indifferentiam religionum.
Oxonii: e Typographeo Clarendoniano, 1820.
Octavo.
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An Oxford Clarendon Press scholarly edition of Grotius’s celebrated Christian apologetic, augmented with the important critical apparatus of Jean (Johannes) Clericus. This edition incorporates Clericus’s notes according to his third recension, together with two additional treatises addressing doctrinal disagreement among Christians and opposing religious indifferentism. The text reflects the careful editorial standards of the Clarendon Press, with learned marginalia and extensive references to classical, patristic, and scriptural sources.
Physical description:
Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine richly gilt with raised bands and ornamental tools, contrasting morocco lettering piece. Octavo format.
Condition:
A very good copy. Binding firm and sound, with some rubbing and surface wear to the leather, particularly at extremities. Marbled boards well preserved. Text block complete and clean, with light to moderate foxing and age-toning throughout, as expected. Early pencil ownership note to the front free endpaper. No library stamps or institutional markings observed.
Grotius’s De Veritate Religionis Christianae was one of the most influential works of early modern Christian apologetics and enjoyed wide circulation in both Protestant and Catholic Europe. Clarendon Press editions are particularly esteemed for their scholarly accuracy and typographical quality.
