TORNIELLI, Agostino Annales sacri : ab orbe condito ad ipsum Christi passione reparatum : cum præcipuis ethnicorum temporibus apte ordinateque dispositi. 1610 Her. Pacifici Pontii et I.B. Picalia, folio, cont. vellum (corners sl. bumped), spine on 4...
Estimation :
200 / 300
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
raised bands (joints splitting, some defects), [6]-798-[3] pp. (some spotting and browning). Good copy.
First ed. of this ecclesiastical history by A. Tornielli (1543-1622), member of the religious order of the Barnabites. Illustr. with an engr. front. and 11 engr. pl. (some folding or double-page, some cut a bit short). Tornielli comments upon the historical books of the Old Testament while trying to resolve historical problems as well as questions in the domains of geography and natural science. His particular approach sets an examplel to many generations after him. Old ownership entry on first flyleaf.
First ed. of this ecclesiastical history by A. Tornielli (1543-1622), member of the religious order of the Barnabites. Illustr. with an engr. front. and 11 engr. pl. (some folding or double-page, some cut a bit short). Tornielli comments upon the historical books of the Old Testament while trying to resolve historical problems as well as questions in the domains of geography and natural science. His particular approach sets an examplel to many generations after him. Old ownership entry on first flyleaf.
