[Rarebooks] FS - 1770 Martyrs' biography

[GREENFIELD BOOKS]

ORTMANN, Francisci. /LIBER DE VITA ET PRETIOSA MORTE V. P. JO. CASPARI 
CRATZ EX AGRI JULIACENSIS OPPIDO GOLTZBAUM GERMANI/. In original 
printer's boards, repaired with recent tape and new endpapers. Augustae 
Vindel & Oeniponti, 1770. 12mo, pp. [12], 243.

The title and the text are in Latin. A rough translation of the title 
page is as follows: / A Book / about the Life and costly Death / of the 
Venerable Priest J. Caspari Cratz / from the Town of Goltzham of the 
German Territory of (indecipherable) / and of his Friends / the 
Venerable Batholomas, Emmanuel of Abrea / and Vincentii de Cunei / from 
the Society of the Priests for Jesus / Taken from the Letters / of this 
same Venerable Martyr / to his friends etc/. 

Johann Kaspar Cratz (Sept. 14 or 15, 1698 to Dec. 1, 1737) was born in 
Goltzham, Germany and educated at Jesuit schools. In 1726 he travelled 
as a companion priest with a noble family, and also by himself to Italy, 
Spain, Portugal, France and Belgium, where he acquired a facility in 
other languages. He then signed on with the Dutch East India Company for 
six years as an officer, and was posted to Batavia (Java). After his 
posting there, he travelled to Macao to preach, and eventually made his 
way to Tonking (Ke-cho) where, along with Batholomas, Emmanual, and 
Vincente, he was beheaded. This is the first edition of his biography. 
There are two old (19th century?) stamps on the title page of religious 
librairies. Otherwise, the contents are remarkably clean. Overall, a 
good plus copy of this scarce item.

Price: $160.00.  (#30456)

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