Orosius (Paulus) Historiae adversos paganos, Vicenza,... Lot n° 18 a

<b>NO RESERVE</b> Orosius (Paulus) Historiae adversos paganos, edited by Aeneas Vulpes and Laurentius Brixiensis, collation: a-i K l m8 n10, 104 ff. (of 106, lacking initial blank and h6), 36 lines (variable), Roman type, large first initial in red and blue, initials and paragraph-marks in red or blue, a few instances of early ink marginalia, h4 and h5 transposed with k4 and k5, damp-stain to inner gutter throughout washed and restored, some evidence of mould (heavier in places), 19th century blind-stamped calf, rebacked, folio (292 x 196mm.), [Vicenza], Leonardus Achates de Basilea, [c.1482].<br /><br />⁂ Fourth edition of Orosius' universal history, which attempted to counter the argument that the world had declined since the advent of Christianity. It is printed at the first press in Vicenza. <br /><br />Literature: BMC VII, 1032; Goff O-99; GW M28419; HC *12100; Bod-inc O-028; BSB-Ink O-83.