498. Petrus Lombardus: ~... Sententiarum Textus...

... (Basel-Köln), 1513. (Adam Petri - Ludwig Hornken.) (4)+213+(27) fol(s). Title within ornamental woodcut border.
The author was an Italian theologian in the 12th century who, at the end of his life, was appointed bishop of Paris. His four-part work on theology is one of the most important texts of the period and was used as a textbook for several centuries. It has been published numerous times and was considered a fundamental work of Catholic theology until the 17th century.
Contemporary blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards. Front cover with original metal cornerpieces; clasps lacking. Panels formed by fillet lines, every second field filled with floral roll tools. Central compartments stamped with fan-shaped tools (front) and vegetal ornaments (back). Rear board with surviving metal staple, evidence of earlier chained use. Crack at foot of spine.
VD16 P 1872.; BNH Cat P 392.
 
Starting price: 600 000,-