De vita Christiana and Famosus beati Augustini libellus De vita Xpīana intitulatus
Description:
Binding: Bound in blind-tooled pigskin; two leaves of medieval liturgical ms. (with numes) waste used in binding; vellum quire guards; red-stained pigskin index tabs; housed in modern slipcase by BookEnds. Shelfmark: 388.389., Capital spaces., Capitals supplied in red; rubricated throughout. Scattered ms. notes in contemporary hand., Colophon: "Hic beati Augustini libellus parentilis et famosus in ciuitate Spirensi est impressus.", Formerly attributed to Augustine of Hippo; probably by his contemporary Pelagius., In some copies, p. [4] is blank (state A)., In this copy, p. [4] is printed., Name of printer and date of publication from bibliographies., No. 2 of 2 works bound together., Provenance: Ownership inscription on front free endpaper of Frater Eriffinus Heyslein(?) dated 1579. Book label at foot of p. [1]: Bibliothecae F.F. Min. S. Franc. Conventualium Mariae Mayngae. Previously sold by Laurence Witten Rare Books (14 April 1956)., Signatures: [a ⁸b⁶] (b6v blank)., and Title from incipit on p. [1].
Publisher:
[Printer of Postilla Scholastica super Apocalypsin,
Subject (Name):
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430., BookEnds (Firm), binder. CtY-BR, Franciscans Bookplate., Heyslein, Eriffinus--Autograph., and Pelagius.
