{"product_id":"catechismus-ex-decreto-sacrosancti-concilii-tridentini","title":"CATECHISMUS ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini.","description":"\u003cp\u003e.This unusual armorial binding was produced c.1615, and bears the impaled arms of Geoffrey Elwes (or Yelvis or Helwys, c.1551-1616), from Askham, Yorkshire, later Woodford, Essex, and Elizabeth Gabbatt, from Shrewsbury, whom he married in London in 1570. We have not traced any other bindings bearing this this centrepiece. Geoffrey was Master of the Merchant-Taylors' Company, Alderman and Sheriff of London. His nephew, Sir Gervase Elwes, was executed in 1615 for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury in the Tower of London, where he was lieutenant. Geoffrey s son, Sylvius or Silvester (1576-1638), was a famous Cambridge bibliophile, chaplain at Trinity College, Cambridge. Northern England and Essex hosted numerous recusants communities, including members of the Elwes and Gabbatt families. Considering the successful public careers of Geoffrey, his siblings and nephews, the family must have successfully concealed their Catholicism and attended some Anglican services.  \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n .This handsomely bound, scarce edition of the Tridentine  Catechism  was an evidently cherished book in the family library, despite the risks. Supported by St Charles Borromeo and first published in 1566, it was an official manual for priests and the first such work providing an authorised, uniform interpretation of the Catholic faith. It was planned at the Council of Trent and approved by Pius V. It includes  lectiones  for all religious feasts, the Apostles  Creed (i.e., 13 statements of belief), formulae for the sacraments and the Ten Commandments, methods of prayer and an explanation of the  Oratio Dominica  (Lord s Prayer). For English Catholics, it was a source of inspiration for private devotion; it was only translated into English under James II.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CATECHISMUS ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57859663921487,"sku":"L3698","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/2425\/0703\/files\/L3698-1.jpg?v=1781793697","url":"https:\/\/sokol-books-ltd.myshopify.com\/products\/catechismus-ex-decreto-sacrosancti-concilii-tridentini","provider":"Sokol Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}