Robert Bellarmine. INSTITUTIONES LINGUAE HEBRAICAE, POSTREMÒ RECOGNITAE, AC LOCUPLETATAE. Geneva: Apud Franciscum Fabrum, 1619. Blind tooled leather with raised bands and gilt on spine, marbled endpapers, all edges stained red. 8vo; [4] A-X8; [8], 334pp. Text in Latin. With tables and marginalia; with woodcut printer's device on title page, ornaments, and initials. USTC 6700609.

6 7/16 x 4 1/4 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

Robert Bellarmine (Italian, 1542-1621) was a cardinal and professor. He is best known for his role in the Counter-Reformation, as well as the Galileo affair which criticized the astronomer's belief that the Earth revolves around the sun.

Boards with moderate wear, head and tail of spine and corners rubbed; interior toned and foxed, worm trails at corners of several pages, some outer margins cut short, occasional ink marginalia or small loss, title page extended and re-margined, sticker residue on back paste-down; sturdy copy in good overall condition.