Summa Contra Gentiles, 1509.

BX1749.T433 1509

Theology, Church Doctrine, Apologetics

This folio is another copy of the Summa contra Gentiles and it was printed in Cologne in 1509; the text is Latin in Gothic type. A smaller example than the last copy, this one only has 130 leaves because there is no commentary included. This is one of the main reasons for including this copy, but not the only one. Other reasons include its physical characteristics, which consist of remnants of metal clasps on the cover, embossed cover with flowers, and bold Gothic text. The title page includes a very large initial in red and black, which is the only use of color in the text. There is also a delightful little woodcut initial that depicts St. Thomas Aquinas at a writing desk with a dove on his arm. This copy is in delicate condition, and it is 20 cm long, 28.5 cm tall, and 3 cm wide.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Impressa Agrippine Cologne : Opera ac impensis ingenuorum liberorum Quentell

September 1509

20 cm long, 28.5 cm tall, and 3 cm wide

Paper

Latin

Johannes Heβ, Nuremberg (signed); Ferdinand Wirth, 1852 (signed).

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