ADVERSUS PAGANOS HISTORIARUM libri septem .. et Apologeticus contra Pelagium de Arbitrii Libertate. Ad fidem MSS. et praesertim cod. Longob. Antiquiss .. adjectis integris notis Franc. Fabricii Marcodurani et Lud. Lautii, recensuit suisque animadversionibus nummisque antiquis plumiris illustravit Sigebertus Havercampus
PlacePub
Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden)
Publisher
Gerardum Potvliet
Date
1738
Illustrations
Copperplate text illustrations scattered throughout + woodengraved foliated initials
Description
Quarto near conetemporary calf (covers worn and almost detached & other detached/6 raised bands to spine, spine gilt but spine leather damaged/worn) All Edges Rouged TP in red & black +(36pp)+634pp +(30) 313-314 omitted in pagination and no.369-370 repeated but collation correct. Signatures: [dagger-2daggers]4 *-***3) A-OOOO4 (lacks ***4 a blank). Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek. Coat of Arms of Fr. Wernsdorf also Wellington College Coat of Arms bookplate. A neat nice copy internally worth a rebind. *This was the first world history still extant that was written by a Portuguese. Orosius was a disciple of St. Augustine and at his suggestion he wrote this work trying to show that natural disasters were not caused by the wrath of neglected pagan gods and that such calamities had become less severe since the spread of the Christian faith.
Booknumber
V67629
Price
Price: GBP 120.00 or USD 178.00
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