Lot 606
John, Damascene, Saint
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographss | 10 May 2007
£384
Description
Contenta. Theologia Damasceni. I. De ineffabili divinitate. [Paris: Henricus Stephanus, 1507], 4to, imprint on colophon, early annotations on verso of colophon leaf, later boards, hinges broken, slight spotting, small dampstain in a few margins
Footnote
Note: Adams J277. Henry Estienne, the founder of the Stephanus Press, printed his first book in 1502 and his hundredth and last book in 1520. This edition, pirnted in a fine large Roman letter, reminiscent of fifteenth and early sixteenth century Italian printing, was printed just six years after the press was founded.