Lactantius printed by Giunta 1513
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GIUNTA PRESS. LACTANTIUS FIRMIANI, (L. C.). Quae in hoc opere contineantur... Divinarum institutionum libri septem, eiusdem De ira dei libri septem, item De opificio dei liber unus, eiusdem Epitome in libros suos de divinis institutionibus, in calce carmen de Phoenice & de Dominica resurrectione. Florentia (Florence, sumptibus Philippi de Giunta) 1513.
8:o. (32), 1-301 (irregular pagination, i.e. 336, last page blank) ll. Title within figurative woodcut border.
Contemporary blindtooled vellum, somewhat worn, blank spine. Title and a few leaves with some wormholes. Title with some inkstains, minor foxing. First endpaper spotted. Some old marginal annotations. Inside of lower board with mounted catalogue cut. Inside of upper board with library stamp of Roman Kaczmar.
Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius (c. 250 - c. 325) was an early Christian author who became an advisor to the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine I, guiding his religious policy as it developed, and a tutor to his son. (Wikipedia).
The most important of Lactantius works, an early example of a systematic presentation of christian theology in latin.
From the library of Roman Kaczmar.
Auktionsnummer:
6283
Datum:
2017-11-21