Leighton Library has a 1537 edition of "Novvs orbis regionum" edited by Simon Grynaeus

Added by Leighton Library at 07:13 on 01 August 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1537 edition of "Novvs orbis regionum" edited by influential German academic Simon Grynaeus who died suddenly from the plague #OnThisDay 1 August 1541

Leighton Library has a 1619 edition of "Exercitia spiritualia" by Ignatius of Loyola

Added by Leighton Library at 07:10 on 31 July 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1619 edition of "Exercitia spiritualia" by the Spanish theologian who co-founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Ignatius of Loyola who died #OnThisDay 31 July 1556. This book comprises spiritual exercises - meditations, prayers and mental exercises in four themes designed ...

Leighton Library has a 1615 edition of "Vitae romanorum pontificum" by Robert Barnes

Added by Leighton Library at 06:52 on 30 July 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1615 edition of "Vitae romanorum pontificum" the last work of English reformer & martyr Robert Barnes who was executed #OnThisDay 30 July 1540. This is a compilation of, and commentary on, various acts from the reigns of past Popes