Lot 188

Clichtoveus (Judocus) Opus insigne beate patris Cyrilli Alexandrini in Evangelium Joannis, translated by Georgio Trapezontio, Paris, Georgius Hopylius, 1520; bound with 2 other similar works in contemporary blind-stamped pigskin

 

Hammer Price: £500

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Clichtoveus (Judocus) Opus insigne beate patris Cyrilli Alexandrini in Evangelium Joannis, translated by Georgio Trapezontio, collation: a-x8 y10 z8 &8 A-H8 I6, Paris, George Hopyl, 1520; bound with Comentarii in Leviticum, collation: A-H8, Paris, Wolfgang Hopyl, 1521; bound with Preclarum...Thesaur. nuncupass., collation: A4 A-K8 L6, Paris, Wolfgang Hopyl, 1521, together 3 works in 1 vol., each work with similar woodcut title, second and third works with same full-page woodcut illustration on verso of final leaf, first work with final blank leaf present, numerous woodcut illustrations, single worm-hole to inner margin at beginning, some light marginal water-staining, first title with lower edge trimmed and with small oval ?bookplate in lower margin, a few ink annotations, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, clasps, soiled, small folio (281 x 200mm.)

⁂ Josse van Clichtove was a Flemish humanist theologian, priest and librarian of the Sorbonne. He was a great adversary of Luther, against whom he wrote extensively.

Description

Clichtoveus (Judocus) Opus insigne beate patris Cyrilli Alexandrini in Evangelium Joannis, translated by Georgio Trapezontio, collation: a-x8 y10 z8 &8 A-H8 I6, Paris, George Hopyl, 1520; bound with Comentarii in Leviticum, collation: A-H8, Paris, Wolfgang Hopyl, 1521; bound with Preclarum...Thesaur. nuncupass., collation: A4 A-K8 L6, Paris, Wolfgang Hopyl, 1521, together 3 works in 1 vol., each work with similar woodcut title, second and third works with same full-page woodcut illustration on verso of final leaf, first work with final blank leaf present, numerous woodcut illustrations, single worm-hole to inner margin at beginning, some light marginal water-staining, first title with lower edge trimmed and with small oval ?bookplate in lower margin, a few ink annotations, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, clasps, soiled, small folio (281 x 200mm.)

⁂ Josse van Clichtove was a Flemish humanist theologian, priest and librarian of the Sorbonne. He was a great adversary of Luther, against whom he wrote extensively.

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