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Vives - AUGUSTINUS - De civitate Dei [ed. Joannes Ludovicus Vives]. Basel, J. Froben, September 1522 (col. “M.D.XII.”)

Estimation : 1800 / 1800
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
folio, cont. blindst. half pigskin over wood (clasps and 1 catch gone), spine on 5 raised bands (sm. def. at edges and tail), [22]-787-[1] pp. (a few sm. stains). Very good copy. 1st ed. of Vives’ masterpiece, a fundamental humanist commentary on Augustine’s magnum opus. Erasmus enthrusted the young Vives with this formidable task, in order to add it to his own edition of Augustine’s collected  works. The edition was based on manuscripts found in Bruges and Cologne, and dedicated to Henry VIII of England. Elaborate woodcut borders by Hans Holbein on aa1r (Froben’s preface), aa2r (Vives’ dedication), a1r (beginning of text), Tt8v (surrounding printer’s mark). Occ. cont. Latin marginal ms. notes and reader’s marks. Ecclesiastic ownership entries.
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