Religious literature
Cesaretti Library
Volumes of relevance for the study of doctrines
Religious literature includes works of theology, spirituality and history of religions, testifying to the central role of religious thought in cultural and social development. This section offers reference texts for the study of religious doctrines, traditions, and expressions throughout the ages.
The City of God
By the author: Divine Aurelius Augustine of Hippo
Publisher: Directoryium indice certo congestum, 1520 (Nuper Lugduni: aere & impensis, Ioannis Koburger Nuremburgensis bibliopolae: per calcographiae gnarum Iacobum sacon impressum, 1520 mensis October die. XV.)
1 volume in folio, Pp. (299, 62c.); Binding in half-leather of the nineteenth century which however maintains the antique plates. Bound with: Augustinus, Aurelius. Divine Aurelius Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, De summa Trinitate que deus: Ad Aurelius Carthaginian bishop: fifteen books: ... To which theological truths of the illuminated doctor Francisci Maronis are most aptly connected. Directorium ... index certainly congestum, 1520 (Impressi Lugduni: ere & impensis, Joannis Koburger, city of Nuremberg: Arte tamen ac peruigili cura, Jacobi saccon, 1520 secundo kalendas PP.(110, 6 c.).
Legatura lenta, ma solida, bei margini, initiali xilografate, leggere bruniture, qualche macchia, gore poco pronunciate sottato ai margini bianchi delle prime cc. Underline the gloss.
NB Le annotazioni del De Civitate sono relegate erroneamente dopo il De trinitate, ma opere ben complete.
