De civitate dei – Augustine of Hippo – 1474 | First Edition Incunable, Rome Printing

Saint Augustine of Hippo

De civitate dei – augustine of hippo – 1474 | first edition incunable, rome printing | first edition incunable of augustine’s de civitate dei, printed in rome in 1474 by ulrich han and simon nicolai chardella, in vellum binding, with 261 of 264 leaves.

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First edition incunable of Augustine’s De civitate Dei, printed in Rome in 1474 by Ulrich Han and Simon Nicolai Chardella, in vellum binding, with 261 of 264 leaves.

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Augustine of Hippo was a 5th-century early Christian church philosopher and theologian. He is most known for his work De Civitate Dei. City of God was a response to the assertions that the rise of Christianity was the cause of the decline of Rome. In this work, Augustine discusses the existence of God and evil, an all-knowing God, original sin, and Christian doctrines. Augustine sought to denounce much of the magic and pagan worship that was rampant throughout the known world.

This 1474 incunable printing was published in Rome by Ulrich Han and Simon Chardella in a substantial, first edition folio. The very first printed version of City of God was only 7 years prior in 1467, making this printing truly one of the earliest printed editions of Augustine. Any incunable printing of any work is rare in itself, but editions printed in the 1470s are considered the most desirable and rarest forms of incunable works.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: De civitate dei
  • Incipit: Aurelii Augustini hipponeñ episcopi de ciuitate dei primi libri incipiunt rubrice
  • Author(s): Saint Augustine of Hippo
  • Illustrator(s):
  • Contributor(s):
  • Publisher: Rome, Ulrich Han (Udalricus Gallus) and Simon Nicolai Chardella
  • Edition: First edition. 4 Feb 1474.
  • Format: Folio (single volume)
  • Binding: Vellum with leather spine label, gilt lettering
  • Size:  15.5 in x 10.5 in (39.4 cm x 26.7 cm)
  • Collation: 261 original leaves accounted for (of 264)
    • Leaves incorrectly numbered by hand (1-13; 1-246)
      • leaves 25 and 92 repeated in handwritten numbering
    • Wanting: original 1st blank; leaf 15 (a blank); leaf 264 “Registrum huius libri”
    • No printed numbering or signatures used in this first edition
  • Illustrations:
  • Contents Include:
    • Complete Latin text of De civitate Dei
  • Provenance: provenance
  • Reference(s): GW 2878; Goff A 1234; Proctor 3359; Hain-Copinger 2050; ISTC ia01234000;

 

Condition:

Very Good. Bound in vellum with a leather spine label, the binding is tight and secure. The text block is sound with expected wear for an incunable of this age. Three leaves are lacking, as noted, but the body of the text remains intact and legible.

 

Why Collect This?

  • First edition incunable of Augustine’s City of God
  • Large, Rome-printed folio
  • Referenced in all standard 15th-century bibliographies

 

Item Number: # 29327

Categories

Classical Greco-Roman

Philosophy

European History

Religion

Authors

Saint Augustine of Hippo

Printing Date

1450-1501 Incunable

Language

Latin

Binding

Vellum

Book Condition

Very Good

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