Super Secundo libro Sententiarum Petri Lombardi

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Super Secundo libro Sententiarum Petri Lombardi (1481), Cover.
Super Secundo libro Sententiarum Petri Lombardi (1481), First Page.
Super Secundo libro Sententiarum Petri Lombardi (1481), Text Example.
Super Secundo libro Sententiarum Petri Lombardi (1481), Wood Detail.
Super Secundo libro Sententiarum Petri Lombardi (1481), Metal Clasp.

Dublin Core

Title

Super Secundo libro Sententiarum Petri Lombardi

Alternative Title

INC 31

Subject

Theology, Scholasticism, Peter Lombard

Description

This first incunabula is a larger book, which is quite imposing at first glance. The first thing you notice is the solid wood cover covered in pig skin (which is contemporary) and has metal clasps; it is one of only two books in this exhibit that have metal clasps. Unfortunately, one of the clasps has broken off at some point. This is an example of St. Thomas Aquinas’ Super Secundo libro Sententiarum Petri Lombardi. Our copy is certainly interesting to look at, as it has hand painted initials in red, the first being in red and blue. There is also rubrication throughout. Originally printed in Cologne in 1481, this incunabula is in Latin with 338 leaves, and it is approximately 21.5 cm long, 28 cm tall, and 9 cm wide. Although we have another copy of his Commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard featured in this exhibit, it worth contrasting the two copies, as this is Book II of the Sentences of Peter Lombard, as opposed to our manuscript copy of Book IV. Also, the production methods are significantly different.

Creator

St. Thomas Aquinas

Publisher

Cologne : impressum ... Henricum Quentell

Date

8 Sept. 1481

References

Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1100-1160 Sententiarum

Format

21.5 cm long, 28 cm tall, and 9 cm wide

Medium

Paper

Language

Latin

Provenance

Storer, Bellamy, 1796-1875, former owner.

Document Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Book

Citation

St. Thomas Aquinas, “Super Secundo libro Sententiarum Petri Lombardi,” Digital Exhibits, accessed March 28, 2024, https://cuexhibits.wrlc.org/items/show/8414.