I expect the Spanish InquisitionAs a follow up to an earlier post, here is a book that provides anot

I expect the Spanish InquisitionAs a follow up to an earlier post, here is a book that provides another example of expurgations, as well as an interesting imprint and provenance. Christophe Plantin was an important 16th-century printer. This particular collection was printed ten years after Plantin’s death, during the time when his son-in-law, Jan Moretus, was running the shop. Plantin’s device, seen on the title page in photo one, was the compass with the motto “Labore et Constantia” (By Labor and Constancy). His press was one of the most prolific of the time, with privileges from King Philip II of Spain.The Lima inquisitor, Fray Juan de Lorenzana, was a Dominican friar who figures into various stories from the turn into the 17th Century. Give him a google, and take particular note of his role in the story of St. Rose of Lima. In addition to Fray Juan’s scribbled-out lines of text, one leaf has been razored out between the page spread in photo three. In both expurgated books, it seems the razored leaves were those covered entirely with objectionable text, while any acceptable text was preserved.The work in question is a collection of writings from Justus Lipsius. It includes an essay, “De Cruce,” which details the development of the cross as a torture device, complete with gruesome illustrations. The imprint is notable for its seamless inclusion of letterpress printing with intaglio images, two very different printing methods. -- source link

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