Opera – Cyprian of Carthage – 1589 | Antwerp Manuzio | Fine Binding
Cyprian Opera 1589 Antwerp edition in fine leather, with notes by Pamèle and texts based on Manuzio and Morel.
Cyprian Opera 1589 Antwerp edition is a rare and important folio of early Christian writings. Printed by Petrus Bellerus, this version brings together the complete works of Saint Cyprian, cleaned and corrected using earlier printings by Manuzio and Morel. For the first time, the text is organized into three volumes under one cover. Theologian Jacques de Pamèle added detailed notes and a biographical sketch of Cyprian based on his own letters. This edition speaks directly to collectors who value early presswork, Catholic scholarship, and 16th-century editorial craft.
Bibliographic Details
- Title: D. Caecilii Cypriani Cathaginiensis episopi, totivs africae Primatis & gloriosissimi Martyris opera. : Iam denuo quam accuratissimè recognita, collatione facta editionum Pauli Manutij et Guilielmo Morelij … in tres tomos nunc primum distincta. Adnotationes Iacobi Pamelii … toti operi sparsim interiectae … Ab eodem recens adiecta D. Cypriani vita é scriptis ipsius collecta ..
- Author(s): Saint Cyprian of Carthage
- Contributor(s): Paolo Manuzio (Text Collation); William Morel (Text Collation); Jacques de Joigny de Pamèle (Annotations)
- Publisher: Antverpiae, In aedibus Petri Belleri, sub scuto Burgundiae
- Edition: First Antwerp edition, 1589.
- Format: Folio, single volume
- Binding: Full modern tooled leather
- Size: ~ 12.25 in x 8 in (31 cm x 20.5 cm)
- Collation: [66], 531 pp; Signatures: a-b⁶ ā⁴ ē⁴ ī⁴ ō⁴ ū⁴ A-R⁶ S⁴ T-2H⁶ 2I⁸ 2K-2V⁶ 2X-2Y⁸
- Contents Include:
- Cyprian’s full collected writings including De Lapsis, Ad Demetrianum, De Mortalitate, and Epistolae
- Side-by-side textual comparisons with Manuzio and Morel printings
- Notes by Jacques de Pamèle throughout the text
- A full life of Cyprian drawn from his own works
- Reference(s): USTC 406847
Condition:
Bound in beautifully tooled modern leather with five raised bands, this volume has decorative border work on both covers. The spine is strong. The book is complete, with no missing signatures and pages showing even inking and generous margins. The paper is firm, and the printing sharp throughout.
Why Collect This?
- First Antwerp edition of Cyprian’s full works
- Printed by Petrus Bellerus, an important Counter-Reformation printer
- Annotated by a leading Catholic theologian, Jacques de Pamèle
Categories
Philosophy
European History
Religion
Authors
Cyprian of Carthage
Printing Date
16th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Fine
Collation
Complete