Opus de Arcanis Catholicae Veritatis

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: $1,100

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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. Wide-margined copy,

references

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

summary

“A SOURCE BOOK FOR CHRISTIAN HEBRAISTS AND KABBALISTS THROUGHOUT THE 16TH CENTURY”. 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

Mispaginated though complete, 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

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