77/2537 Lapide, C.C. à (= C.C. van den Steen). (Commentaria). Antw., J. Meursius, 1673-1684, new ed., 17 parts in 10 vols., 8 engr. titles and 7 title-vignettes i.a. by C. GALLE (i.a. after P.P. RUBENS), woodcut initials and vignettes, contemp. unif. blindst. vellum w. paper letterpiece and later straps, folio.

- Library stamps on first free endpapers/ htitles; occas. browned/ foxed; 8 vols. sm. blank portion cut from top margin of title-p. (prob. owner's entry); vol. 3 partly wormholed in engr. title. Letterpieces dam.; a few corners sl. worn.

= Fine and complete set of the extensive commentaries on the entire Bible (except Job and Psalms) by the Flemish Jesuit Van den Steen, who exegetes Scripture through the four senses. Comprises: I. Commentaria in Pentateuchum Mosis (1681); II. Commentarius in Josue, Judicum, Ruth, IV. libros Regum et II. Paralipomenon/ (...) in Esdram, Nehemiam, Tobiam, Judith, Esther, et Machabaeos (1676/ 1679, 3 parts in 1 vol.); III. Commentaria in Salomonis Proverbia (1681); IV. Commentarii in Ecclesiasten/ (...) in Canticum Canticorum/ (...) in librum Sapientiae (1680, 3 parts in 1 vol.); V. Commentaria in Ecclesiasticum (1674); VI. (...) in quatuor Prophetas Maiores (1676); VII. (...) in duodecim Prophetas Minores (1673); VIII. Commentarius in quatuor Evangelia (1681, 2 parts in 1 vol.). IX. Commentaria in omnes Divi Pauli Epistolas (1679); X. (...) in Acta Apostolorum, Epistolas Canonicas, et Apocalypsin (1684/ 1681, 3 parts in 1 vol.). De Backer/ Sommervogel IV, p.1511ff, no. 2-11 (except 3).