Aurelii Augustini Hipponensis Episcopi Confessionum... Lot n° 35

S. AUGUSTINE. Aurelii Augustini Hipponensis Episcopi Confessionum libri XIII. Opera theologorum Lovaniensium ex manuscriptis codicibus multum emendati. Eiusdem Confessio theologica tripartita.Lovanii, Apud Hieronymum VVallaeum sub Diamante, 1573 8vo small; Coeval binding full stiff vellum, tit. mss. on spine, nails; cc. 2 nn., 257, 1 c. b., 92, (1); 2 Front. with xyl. typogr. mark, IInd Front. after c. b.; Iniz. orn. xyl. Slight scattered browning and some blooming, traces of old hand pen lettering to front counterplate, first frontispiece and last c. nn. Overall good preservation. Rare and important 16th-century edition of St. Augustine's Confessions, established by the theologians of Louvain by comparing and amending several ancient manuscript codices. Small 8vo; Contemporary full stiff vellum binding, title written on the spine, squares; leaves 2 nn., 257, 1 leaf bl., 92, (1); 2 Title page with printer's device, II° Title page after the blank leaf; woodcut initials. Slight spread browning and some blooms, signs of ancient hand written at the front inside cover, at the first title page and at the last leaf, overall in good condition. Rare and important sixteenth century edition of the Confessions of St. Augustine, established by the theologians of Louvain and the amendment comparing different ancient manuscripts.