Guilelmus (Parisiensis) Postille maiores sive... Lot n° 40

Guilelmus (Parisiensis) Postille maiores sive expositiones epistolarum et evangeliorum. With numerous small woodcuts and woodcut initials. (Lyon, 1512). 2 pp. a-z8, A-F8, G-G4, H-H8, 1 loose leaf. 4°. Blind-stamped hldr. on 6 bands over wooden boards (worming, spine with losses at the capitals and torn). Very fine, richly illustrated Lyonnais print. - Guilelmus Parisiensis (1180/90-1249), also known as William of Auvergne, Guillaume d'Auvergne, Guilielmus Alvernus or William of Paris, was a French theologian and philosopher, Bishop of Paris (1228-1249) and advisor to the young King Louis IX. He was one of the first Western European philosophers to deal extensively with the Aristotelian writings on metaphysics and natural philosophy as well as with Islamic philosophy and to comment on them. This book offers a richly illustrated guide to excerpts from the letters and the Evangelist. - Worming, somewhat browned, fingerstained, waterstained in places. With handwritten, loose title page. Notes in old hand on inner flyleaf and first leaf. With numerous small text woodcuts and woodcut initials. - William of Auvergne (1180/90-1249), also known as Guillelmus Parisiensis, Guillaume d'Auvergne, Guilielmus Alvernus, or William of Paris was a French theologian and philosopher, Bishop of Paris (1228-1249) and counselor to young king Louis IX. He was one of the first western European philosophers who engaged with and commented extensively upon Aristotelian writings on metaphysics and natural philosophy, as well as upon Islamic philosophy. The present book offers a richly illustrated guide to excerpts from the Epistles and Evangelists. - Contemporary half leather over wooden boards and on 6 raised bands, with blind tooling (wormed, spine with damage to the edges and tears). - Wormed, somewhat browned, finger stained, in places waterstained. With handwritten, loose title-page. Old handwritten notes on the paste-down endpaper and on the first sheet. * This work is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 23.95% surcharge and the final invoice amount to 7% (books only) or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books only) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.