Vita et historia S. Rosae a S. Maria quae nata Limae in regno Peruano 1586, obiit 1617 aetatis suae 31

Summary: Title page and 14 unnumbered scenes from the life of Saint Rose of Lima. The titles and captions of the plates following the title plate are: [1] Ab infantiapratiosa. S. Rosa dicitur, occasione vultus infantilis sub eiusdem forma apparentis. Dei para cognomen addidit a S. Maria, [2] Casta ex voto. S. Rosa quinquennis voto virginitatis se obstrigens eiusdem respectu speciosam comam sibi prescindit, [3] Constans in proposito. S. Rosa parentum suasionibus et blanditiis fortior, oblatas instantissimè nuptias, liberrimè repudiat, [4] Severa in corpvs. S. Rosa asperrimo cilicio multus acus intexit, coronam capiti instruit aculeis obarmatam cingendis lumbis triplicem catenam nectit, [5] Habitv religiosa. S. Rosa habitum Ordinis poenitentia S. Dominici ardenter concupisum, solemniter suscipit, [6] Iesv familiaris. S. Rosa spirituali aut corporali intenta operi, apparentis infantili specit sponsi sui conspectu varie recreatur, [7] Coelesti sponso comitata. S. Rosa consortio sponsi sui frequentes dignata, cum eo 18 annorum aetatem referente obambulare conspicitur, [8] Seraphicis adoribvs colliqvescens. S. Rosa dilecti sui desiderio oestans et deficiens, ad eum requirendum ablegat angelum tutelarem, [9] In solitvdine operosa. S. Rosa culices in cella frequentes, sed innoxias post Dei laudes cantatas omni mane emittat ad pastum: luciniam quoque ad easdem erudit, [10] Christo desponsa. S. Rosa ante Deiparae a rosario dicte imaginem orans, Christo ex tabula locuto in sponsam assumitur, [11] Cibi et somni parca. S. Rosa in cellula ad extremum horti angulum comparata ieiunus et vigilis frequentibus vacat, [12] Demonvm victrix. S. Rosa diobolicis larvis spectrisque terrificis saepe tentata, semper victrix, hostem proterit, [13] In coelis gloriosa. S. Rosa post mortem apparens devotae cuidam personae, declarat favores quibus in sponsi sui paradiso fruitur, and [14] E sepvlcro opifera. S. Rosa in aede PP. praedicatorum sepulta Limae, omnigenis necessitatibus pie se invocantium opitulatur Title from fully engraved title plate Date of publication suggested by Streit Place of publication assumed to be Amsterdam because of the location of the workshop of Cornelis Galle the younger Place of publication suggested as Brussels by European Americana; neither Medina, nor the Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus suggest a place of publication Name of engraver appears as "C. Galle [I.e. Cornelis Galle, the younger]" in lower right hand corner of each image Streit, R. Bibliotheca missionum Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus Medina, J.T. Ensayo de una bibliografia extranjera de santos y venerables americanos European Americana John Carter Brown Library copy bound in 19th century brown morocco