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John Chrysostom Saint
[Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles. Latin]
D. Ioan. Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani Commentarius in Acta Apostolorum, Des. Erasmo Roterodamo interprete. Accessere Orationes octo, ex antiquo exemplari Græco recens versæ, hactenus nondum excusæ.
Portion of title: Commentarius in Acta Apostolorum
Antuerpiæ, : In ædibus Ioannis Steelsij,, anno M.D.L. [1550]
305, [11] leaves ; 17 cm. (8vo)
Translated from Greek.
"D. Ioannis Chrysostomi Orationes octo ... Martino Cromero ... interprete" (divisional half-title): leaves [281]-305.
Erasmus translated only 4 of the 55 homilies; the rest were done by Joanes Oecolampadius.
Signatures: A-Z⁸ AA-QQ⁸ RR⁴ (RR4 blank).
One in a series of volumes in an edition of his commentaries on the New Testament.
Woodcut device on t.p. with initials "IS" and motto "Concordia res paruæ crescunt".
Woodcut initials; printed marginalia.
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington on final pastedown, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Ms. inscription on t.p. of bound-with item: "Joes Huchenson[? cropped in binding]" i.e. Joseph Hutchenson?
18th-century brown calf; border and spine decoration of blind double fillets; four raised bands; gold fillet on board edges; red and blue sprinkled text block edges; ms. spine title in first compartment; paper library label in second compartment.
Uniformly bound as part of a set of John Chrysostom's works in Latin printed by Stelsius in Antwerp.
Bound with: John Chrysostom, Saint. In sanctum Iesu Christi Euangelium secundum Ioannem commentarij. Parisiis : Apud Audoenum Paruum, 1557.
Previously: Ea.7.08.
Bible. Acts Commentaries Early works to 1800.
Theology Early works to 1800.
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Belgium Antwerp.
lat grc
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