Polycarp & Ignatius with commentary by James Ussher
Title
POLYCARPI ET IGNATII EPISTOLAE: una cum vetere vulgata interpretatione Latina, ex trium manuscriptorum codicum collatione, integritati suae restituta. Accessit & Ignatianarum epistolarum versio antiqua alia, ex duobus manuscriptis in Anglia repertis, nunc primum in lucem edita. Quibus praefixa est, non de Ignatii solum & Polycarpi scriptis, sed etiam de Apostolicis Constitutionibus & Canonibus Clementi Romano tributis, Iacobi Vsserii Archiepiscopi Armachani dissertatio.
PlacePub
Oxford
Publisher
Leonard Lichfield /Henry Hall/ R.b for George Thomason
Date
1645, 1644, 1647
Illustrations
Several broad headpieces with crown, thistle and Tudor rose + many historiated,foliated and decorative intials + TP each having different printer's mark or decoration.
Description
Quarto contemporary ruled calf (covers detached/tips worn) TP in red and black +cxlvi+addenda leaf +243pp +TP with Oxford coat of arms incorporated into Muses & rose & thistle surround dated 1644 +(2pp=Ussher's To readers) +53pp +blank leaf +TP to Appendix Ignatiana .. By Ussher London 1647 Printed in red and black +(6pp=to readers) +39pp +TP London 1647 +(6p) to reader but misbound (first leaf before 1647 TP other two leaves reversed after TP) +132pp. TP & following leaf with old repair but no loss. About a dozen leaves edge-dusted & 9 pages with sm.corner loss not affecting print. Top of leaf cut away to top margin of To the Reader (no loss of print) Parallel Greek and Latin text Printed in Red and black. This book has many variant collations but this copy has the maximum number of parts (ie 5) and pages and collates complete although possibly missing one blank leaf (has the other blank leaf). *Bishop Ussher of Armagh (1581-1656), an Irish theologian and scholar, at one time had possibly the largest collection of books in Western World and he is best known for his attempt at dating the age of world.
Booknumber
V68569
Price
Price: GBP 280.00 or USD 414.00
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