1586 – Saint Antoninus – Chronicorum | World History – Dominican, Bible Teaching

Chronicorum by Saint Antoninus is a monumental universal chronicle that surveys the history of the world from creation through the 15^th-century. Atoninus, a Dominican friar and Archbishop of Florence, was known for his biblical and moral teaching, both of which appear throughout this work. Interestingly, this work includes the famed Epistola Rabbi Samuelis ad Rabbi Isaac, a medieval Latin apologetic text traditionally attributed to a converted rabbi.

This example features the first two volumes of the 1586 folio printing from Lyon.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diui Antonini Archiepiscopi Florentini, et Doctoris S. Theologie praestantissimi Chronicorum opus
• Author(s): Saint Antoninus
• Publisher: Lugduni, Ex officina Iuntarum, et Pauli Guittii.
• Edition: 1586. First Guittii edition
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: Folio, two volumes
• Size:  14.25 in x 9 in (36.2 cm x 22.9 cm)
• Collation: Vol. I: [128], 568 [i.e. 558], [2] pp.; Vol. II: 780 pp.
• Contents Include:
  • Universal chronicle from Creation
  • Epistola Rabbi Samuelis ad Rabbi Isaac
• Reference(s): USTC 142336

Condition:

Good. Early full leather bindings with secure hinges and tight text blocks. Rubbing and wear visible on boards and corners. Gilt borders retained.

Why Collect This?

• Includes Epistola Rabbi Samuelis
• Major Dominican historical text

Item Number: #50082