Functional, Functioning books a group of heavily annotated books—scholastic compendia, pastoral manuals, humanist classics, and historical authorities—united less by genre than by function.
OROSIUS' SEVEN BOOKS OF HISTORY AGAINST THE PAGANS THE FIRST WORLD HISTORY BY A CHRISTIAN COMPLETED C. 418 CE. #277J Orosius, Paulus Orosius (385-420). Historiae adversus paganos, edited by Aeneas Vulpes. Scias velim humanissime lector: Aeneam Vulpem Vicentinum priorem sanctae crucis... Continue Reading →
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. 526J. Paulus Orosius (385-420). Pauli Orosii Viri Doctissimi Historiarum initium ad Aurelium Augustinum; Historiarum initium ad Aurelium Augustinum; Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII. Venedig: Bernardinus de Vitalibus, 12.oct.1500 price $8,000 Folio 30 x 20 cm. Signatures: a-m⁶ n⁸ (a1 blank and... Continue Reading →
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Having some how ending up with a vow of Silence now for the last 100 Days (of the 29,000 days I expect to live) I have not rested or thought deeply about much, rather I have tried to Insert... Continue Reading →
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Here is my NYC list.. if anything is of interest let me know asap and I’ll give you a great price.! (Well maybe) 234J Magister Adam also Raymmundus de Pennaforti. Su[m]mula clarissimi iurisco[n]sultissimiq[ue] viri Raymu[n]di : [Cologne]: [Retro Minores18 July... Continue Reading →
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These two annotated books are of different species, but both are common usages for writing in books the first one , The 1684 Almanac has been used as a note-book, bound with 12 extra pages both before and after the... Continue Reading →
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