Saint Augustin (Augustinus, Aurelius).
Epistolae, not after 1471. Strasburg. Johann Mentelin.
First edition of St. Augustine’s Letters.
Editio princeps of Saint Augustin’s influential collection of Letters, of significant historical and theological importance, instrumental in shaping the relationship between church and state and in arguing for a universal church against local particularism; his Letters are, along with the Civitate Dei and the Confessions (of which it later becomes a part of), the most important writings of Saint Augustine.
Editio princeps of Saint Augustin’s influential collection of Letters, of significant historical and theological importance, instrumental in shaping the relationship between church and state and in arguing for a universal church against local particularism; his Letters are, along with the Civitate Dei and the Confessions (of which it later becomes a part of), the most important writings of Saint Augustine.
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Folio, (380 x 280 mm). 263 ff. (of 264, missing the last blank).50 lines, double columns. Later pigskin backed oak boards in contemporary style, some scratches, wormholes to boards, but overall in great condition. A very clean and large copy, initials in red and blue, larger ones with penwork, some occasional foxing, pin holed sized worm holes specially to last leaves, else in impeccable condition.
Provenance: from the Mariae Himmelfahrt monastery in Fürstenfeld, near contemporary inscription on title page: “Monasterij B[eatae] V[irginis] Mari[a]e in Fürstenfeldt”; Christie's 22/6/1983/3; private German private collection.
Provenance: from the Mariae Himmelfahrt monastery in Fürstenfeld, near contemporary inscription on title page: “Monasterij B[eatae] V[irginis] Mari[a]e in Fürstenfeldt”; Christie's 22/6/1983/3; private German private collection.
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