extremely-rare-copy-of-i-opera-di-santo-antonino-arciuescouo-fiorentino-i-1558
Lot 5108
Extremely Rare Copy of Opera Di Santo Antonino Arciuescouo Fiorentino (1558)
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Saint Antoninus of Florence. OPERA. DI SANTO ANTONINO ARCIUESCOUO FIORENTINO, DA LUI MEDESIMO COMPOSTA IN UOLGARE... DA INFINITI ERRORI EMENDATA. Venice: Appresso Francesco Bindoni, 1558. Later edition. Limp parchment. 8vo; 153, [11]pp. Roman type; text in Italian. With printer's device, printed marginalia, decorated initials. EDIT16 77355.

6 x 3 3/4 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

St. Antoninus (1389-1459) served as the Archbishop of Florence and he was a prolific writer of theology.

Parchment with staining and discoloration, tape at edges and over spine, cracking and separation at rear joint, small wormholes; occasional light damp staining, marginalia/underlining, and small loss; pages very lightly toned, outer margins trimmed impacting marginalia on F2-ff.; an extremely rare book with no copies of this edition in institutions as listed in WorldCat at time of evaluation.