Carmen de horrenda ac truculenta passione & morte ...

This rare work, titled in full 'Carmen de horrenda ac truculenta passione & morte Domini nostri Jesu Christi', was printed in 1625 by Eschillus Matthiae. It stands as a representative example of early 17th-century Swedish devotional literature, a period heavily influenced by the rigorous theological climate of the Lutheran Reformation. Written by Nicolaus Olai Bruzelius, the text serves as a somber, poetic meditation on the Passion of Christ, structured to evoke profound piety and reflection within the reader.

The publication reflects the stylistic conventions of the era's academic and ecclesiastical printing presses in Sweden. While little modern biographical data remains for the specific craftsmanship of Bruzelius, such works were typically commissioned by university-affiliated printers to disseminate religious instruction among the clergy and the literate laity. Its design prioritizes legibility and traditional typographic flourishes common to Latin-language pamphlets of the post-Reformation era, functioning more as a spiritual exercise than a widely circulated commercial product.