Pauli Orosii Presbyteri Hispani Viri Doctissimi, Adversus Paganos (Quos Vocant) Historiarum Libri Septum
by Orosius, Paulus
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Cologne: Eucharii, 1536. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Full contemporary elaborately stamped calf over wood boards depicting the muses, worn, scattered worn holes, remains of clasps, boards expertly reattached but cords broken; attractive decorative endpapers added but early on. An attractively printed and bound copy of Orosius's influential work on the history of the pagan peoples. Early color to the title vignette and some of the historiated initials. Some early notes and underlining in red and black ,scattered discoloration, title a little soiled and with an old signature. (lxviii), 567pp. Scarce imprint, just 3 in Worldcat. Not in Adams.
A student of Augustine who collaborated on City of God, he traveled to Palestine in 415 to confer with the intellectuals there. Adversus Paganos was an enormously influential work for over 1000 years, shaping Western historiography in the ancient and medieval periods. It details the pagan peoples history from the earliest times up to Orosius. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044194.
A student of Augustine who collaborated on City of God, he traveled to Palestine in 415 to confer with the intellectuals there. Adversus Paganos was an enormously influential work for over 1000 years, shaping Western historiography in the ancient and medieval periods. It details the pagan peoples history from the earliest times up to Orosius. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044194.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044194
- Title
- Pauli Orosii Presbyteri Hispani Viri Doctissimi, Adversus Paganos (Quos Vocant) Historiarum Libri Septum
- Author
- Orosius, Paulus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eucharii
- Place of Publication
- Cologne
- Date Published
- 1536
- Keywords
- History; Antiquarian & Rare. NOISBN
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Pazzo Books
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Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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