Albi (or ALBA), JUAN DB, a Spanish Carthusian of the Convent Val-Christ, near Segovia, date of birth uncertain; d. 27 December, 1591. He was familiar with the Oriental languages, especially Hebrew, and had the reputation of being a skilled commentator. His work is: “Sacrarum semioseon, animadversionum et electorum ex utriusque Testamenti lectione commentarius et centuria” (Valencia, 1610); it was re-edited in Venice, 1613, under the title “Select Annotiones in varia utriusque Testamenti loca difficiliora.”
Renard in Vic., Dict. de la Bible (Paris, 1895); AnToONIO, Bibliotheca hispana nova (Madrid, 1783).
A. J.
A. J. Maas.