The Provenance of a Book by Jean Calvin, bound in a Carolingian Manuscript Fragment in Amsterdam University Library (Band I E 22)
Erik de Boer
Germain Colladon (1508-94), a refugee from France and prominent lawyer in Geneva, was the owner of rare copy Ioannis Calvini viginti prima Ezechielis prophetae capita praelectiones (1565), Jean Calvin’s last commentary, which discusses first twenty chapters prophet Ezekiel. may have met Calvin, leading reformer already during their years as students at faculty law Orleans Bourges. Germain, his older brother Leon, latter’s son Nicolas frequented public Bible studies Company Pastors on Friday mornings, is testified by list witnesses for prosecution case against physician Jérome Bolsec. also featured beginning heresy trial Michel Servet, invites an inquiry into Servet’s Christianismi restitutio, once owned member family. Court cases Genevan archives show strict, even severe, who stuck to penal code time. A number medieval manuscripts, provenance can be traced Colladon’s library, testify rich collection, preciously bound publication no exception.Germain exception.
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