4to (300 x 205 mm). 165 leaves {lacking final blank, some short marginal cuts to final quire not affecting text). Contemporary German pigskin blindstamped over beveled wooden boards, raised bands, ink titling on spine (lacking cornerpieces and central medallions on both sides, toning, upper portion of spine missing). Provenance: Abbey of Andechs (bookplate, inscription to title page).

The present title is the third volume of a four-part theological encyclopedia by Pelbartus of Temesvar, a Franscican writer and preacher. Each part was published separately and several years apart, and are rarely found as a complete set. An inscription to the title page indicates that this volume was once held in the collection of the Andechs Pilgrimage Church dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra and St. Elisabeth of Thuringia; the bookplate bears an emblem which according to O'Dell is believed to be that of David Aichler (1545-1596), Benedictine monk and abbott of Abbey of Andechs who upon his appointment by Duke Wilhelm V in 1588 set to creating the abbey's first comprehensive library catalogue (O'Dell, Deutsche und österreichische Exlibris 1500-1599 im Britischen Museum, 5a). VD16 P1160; USTC 696152.