1560 Loci Communes Antonius Melissa Greek Orthodox Monk Socrates Philosophy RARE

1560 Loci Communes Antonius Melissa Greek Orthodox Monk Socrates Philosophy RARE

 

Antonius Melissa was an 11^th-century Greek monk who is primarily known for his only surviving work ‘Loci Communes’. This work is a collection of sentences, adages, and sermons on human morality and virtues. Melissa utilized the theologies and teachings of earlier church fathers, pagan leaders, and Jewish priests throughout ‘Loci’. Notable names included in this work include John Chrysostom, Saint Ignatius, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, Athanasius, Plato, Xenophon, Socrates, Demosthenes, and many others.

 

This 1560 edition was published in Antwerp by Jean Bellere.

 

Item number: #18357

Price: $750

 

MELISSA, Antonius

 

Sententiae sive Loci communes ex sacris et profanis Authoribus

 

Antverpiae: apud J. Bellerum 1560. 1^st edition

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [24], 264 leaves
  • Signatures: A-Z¹²
• References: USTC 405013
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~5in X 2.75in (12.5cm x 7cm)
• Very rare

 

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