Opus de Arcanis Catholicae Veritatis.

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

GALATINUS, PETRUS COLUMNA.

printer

Joannes Heruagius

Place

Basle

Publication

1550

Description

Second edition. Printer’s device on title and repeated twice at end of text, numerous initial letters historiated. Extensive use of Greek and Hebrew.

references

Prijs, Basle 84 (nachtraege), Adams C-2419; and see B.S. Hill, Pierpont Morgan Library Catalogue: Hebraica from the Valmadonna Trust (1989) no.23

summary

An important contribution to the “Battle of the Hebrew Books.” Discusses the articles of Catholic faith, seeking to find corroboration of Christian belief in the Jewish Talmud. Despite its tone, it was published in defense of the great German Humanist Johannes Reuchlin from the attacks of Johannes Pfefferkorn and the Dominicans (see also lot)

Mispaginated though complete, wide-margined copy, dampsoiled, some worming generally not affecting text, indices at end stained, opening few fore-edges ragged, foot of opening leaf loose, last leaf remargined, marginalia, modern cloth, folio

Enquire about this lot