Lot 388

Antoninus [Forciglioni], Saint, Archbishop of Florence

Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs

Auction: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographss | 10 May 2007

£1,560

Description

Chronicon. [Basle: Nicolaus Kessler, 1502]. 3 volumes, folio,[xiv], 215, [v]; [xiv], 240, [v], 1 blank; [xii], 256, [iv], Black Letter, text in two columns, initials added in red, printer's device following the colophon in volume 3, modern vellum, brown morocco lettering pieces, some patches of worming (mostly in 1 & 3) touching letters of text, a few leaves with some light water staining, titlepage to volume 1 with repair to upper margin, some early marginalia, but generally a good and clean copy (3)

Footnote

Note: Adams A1207. This edition not in the British Library catalogue.

Intended as a general history of the world "to show the workings of divine providence" (Catholic Encyclopedia,) the work is more valuable when the author turns to contemporary events with which, from his frequent embassies on the part of the Republic of Florence, his correspondence with Popes and others, his close links to the Medici family, he was closely connected. Born in 1389, he entered the Dominican order and was the founder of the famous Covent of San Marco at Florence. The Chronicon was first published at Venice 1474-79, as part of his Opera omnia.