Divinarum institutionum libri VII [and other works]. Venantii [...] Fortunati [...] carmen de Pascha. Incerti auctoris carmen de passione.

Antwerp, Plantin Press, 1570

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8vo: [16]-560-[88] pp. (min. browning and soiling).

Contemp. sheep, double filleted border on covers, with central and corner gilt elements, spine with raised bands (covers shaved, corners rubbed and bumped, joints starting to split, head and tail def.).

Lactantius (240-320) ed. by the Spanish scholar Miguel Tomas Taxaquet (d. 1578), Bishop of Lérida. An apologetic treatise against pagan beliefs dedicated to Cardinal Granvelle. Woodcut mark on title. In italics. Capital spaces with guide-letters.
ref. Pettegree (NB) 17770. - BT 1746. - Voet 1502. - Adams L-30. - Sorgeloos 282.
Prov. Stamp. - "Monachorum Cellensium" (multiple entries).