1574 Orthodox Saint 1ed John Cassian Ascetic Hermits Monks Egypt Desert Fathers

CASSIAN, Johan

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Saint John Cassian was a 4th-century Ascetic monk who was notable for his writings of mysticism and early monasticism. One of his most important works is “Collationes Patrum in Scetica Eremo.” In this work, Cassian describes early Christian hermits and monks who wandered the Egyptian desert in the 3rd-century. Specifically, this book focuses on the difficulties of living an ascetic life written through the eyes of notable church fathers such as Moses, Daniel, Saint Serenus, and Isaac.

 

This 1574 edition was published in Lyon by Philip Tinghi and is considered very rare. According to the USTC, no copies are known to exist in any institutions in America!

 

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1574 Orthodox Saint 1ed John Cassian Ascetic Hermits Monks Egypt Desert Fathers

 

Saint John Cassian was a 4th-century Ascetic monk who was notable for his writings of mysticism and early monasticism. One of his most important works is “Collationes Patrum in Scetica Eremo.” In this work, Cassian describes early Christian hermits and monks who wandered the Egyptian desert in the 3rd-century. Specifically, this book focuses on the difficulties of living an ascetic life written through the eyes of notable church fathers such as Moses, Daniel, Saint Serenus, and Isaac.

 

This 1574 edition was published in Lyon by Philip Tinghi and is considered very rare. According to the USTC, no copies are known to exist in any institutions in America!

 

Item number: #22125

Price: $750

 

CASSIAN, Johan

 

Collationes patrum, opus Ioannis Eremitae, qui & Cassianus dicitur. De institutis coenobiorum, origine, causis & remediis vitiorum, libri XII. Patrum Collationes XXIIII

 

Lugduni: Sumptib. Philippi Tinghi Floren., 1574. First edition.

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages
    • [36], 603, [1]
    • Signatures: +8 ++8 2[dagger]2 a-z8 A-O8 P10
  • References: USTC 141147
  • Provenance: Handwritten – [Caroli Pradel]
  • Language: Latin
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~7in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11cm)
  • Very rare

 

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22125

Category

Religion

Authors

CASSIAN, Johan

Printing Date

16th Century

Language

Latin

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete