1656 FINE Fleur-de-lis Church History 4th-c Chronicle Elzevier Sulpicius Severus

1656 FINE Fleur-de-lis Church History 4^th-c Chronicle Elzevier Sulpicius Severus

Sulpicius Severus’s 4^th-century chronicles were some of the most important pre-Middle Ages works of sacred history. He discussed the world events from Creation through the start of the 5^th-century. He focused on what the ideal church should look like, as well as setting precedents for rulers, and how their crimes should be handled. Other works known of Severus include his biographical account of the life of Saint Martin, along with letters, correspondence and dialogues.

This rare edition, printed in 1656, was published by the famed Amsterdam printing house, Elzevier. It is worth noting that while other 17^th-century examples of this and similar works exist, few have such a binding – a French armorial binding with fleur-de-lis pressed over the entirety of both boards!

Item number: #26125

Price: $599

SEVERUS, Sulpicius

Sulpitii Severi opera omnia quae extant

Amsterdami: Ex Off. Elzeviriana, 1656.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 332, [4]
• Provenance:
  • Handwritten – Jas. Cruttwell, 1836
    • Possibly Charles James Cruttwell, barrister-at-law and father of Charles Thomas Cruttwell (1847–1911) was an English cleric, headmaster and classical scholar, known as a historian of Roman literature.
  • Handwritten – S. Sanders, 1848
  • Sticker – Thomas Machen
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Decorative embossed fleur-de-lis boards
• Size: ~5.25in X 3.25in (13.5cm x 8cm)

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