Roman Forgeries in the Councils During the First Four Centuries. Together with An Appendix Concerning the Forgeries and Errors in the Annals of Baronius. By Thomas Comber, D. D. Prebend of York

Two parts in a small 4to. vol. pp. [16] (first blank), 175, [1 blank] pages. Signatures: [A]⁴ a⁴ B-Z⁴. Bound in recent blind-tooled calf, morocco label, gilt spine with red panel and title “Comber’s Roman Forgeries.” Pencil marks.

 

Content:

-          The introduction

-          Part I. A brief account of the Roman forgeries, in the volumes of the Councils, for the first three centuries

-          Part II. A brief account of the Roman forgeries, in the volumes of the Councils, for the fourth century

-          An appendix concerning Baronius his Annals.

 

Bound with The Church History Clear’d from the Roman Forgeries And Corruptions found in the Councils and Baronius: From The Year 400, till the end of the Fifth General Council, An. Dom. 553. Being the Third and Fourth Parts of the Roman Forgeries. By Thomas Comber, D.D. Dean of Durham. London, 1695, as pt. III-IV (see Bib# 5569499/Fr# 119.2 in this collection).

 

The present volume contains the first editions of each part. In this work, the Dean of Durham, Thomas Comber (1645-1699), reveals apparent deception and fraud within the early Roman Catholic Church, with special attention devoted to the Annales Ecclesiastici of Cardinal Cesare Baronius. See also D. Wing (ed.), Short-title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641–1700. 4 vols. New York, 1982-98 (2^nd ed.), C5490.

 

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