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LEONIS I (c. 400-461 A.D.). Sermones. Venice: Lucas Dominici Filius Venetus, 7 Aug. 1482.
An incunabula edition of the Sermons of Pope Leo the Great, printed seven times in the decades before 1500, confirming the importance of this work in the dissemination of Christian thought. Leo I, a central figure of his time and promoter of the Council of Chalcedon, was also sent by Emperor Valentinian III to negotiate peace with Attila, King of the Huns.
Folio, (295 x 210mm). (first blank missing, light halo in lower margin without affecting text). Antique vellum binding. Provenance: several contemporary annotations in the margin of the text; 'Petri a Cruce' ownership inscription on the title page. (1)
Folio, (295 x 210mm). (first blank missing, light halo in lower margin without affecting text). Antique vellum binding. Provenance: several contemporary annotations in the margin of the text; 'Petri a Cruce' ownership inscription on the title page. (1)
ESTIMATE € 1,500 - 2,500
LOTS
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[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
