Divi Pavlini Episcopi Nolani Opera – Paulinus of Nola – 1622 | Plantin Press, Latin Poems & Epistles
1622 Antwerp edition of the collected works of Paulinus of Nola including poems honoring Saint Felix and letters to Augustine, printed by the Plantin Press in Latin with gilt morocco leather binding.
Divi Pavlini Episcopi Nolani Opera Item Vita eiusdem is a 1622 printing of the works of Saint Paulinus of Nola. Published by the Plantin Press, this work collects each of the known letters and poems of the 4th-century monk. It includes his most famous poems honoring Saint Felix and his feast days as well as recounting miracles at his tomb. It also includes 51 epistolae addressed to early church fathers such as Saint Augustine of Hippo, Sulpicius Severus, and Ruffinus of Aquileia.
This volume is beautifully bound in gilt-tooled Moroccan red leather.
Bibliographic Details
- Title: Divi Pavlini Episcopi Nolani Opera Item Vita eiusdem, consummatam perfectionem ac prosus mirabilem sanctitatem continens, ex ipsius Operibus & Veterum de eo Elogijs concinnata
- Author(s): Paulinus of Nola
- Publisher: Antwerp, ex officina plantiniana, apud Balth Moretum & viduam ioannis moreti
- Edition: 1622 edition
- Format: (12mo), single volume
- Binding: Full morocco leather
- Size: 7.25in x 4.5in (18.4 cm x 11.4 cm)
- Collation: [4], 896, [31]
- Contents Include:
- 32 poems including Natalis sancti Felicis
- 51 epistles including letters to Saint Augustine
- Provenance: bookplate – Ex libris T. Froissart; stamp – Saint Nicolas des Bois, A. Debesne
Condition:
Good overall. Bound in morocco leather with decorative gilt tooling to spine and boards. Hinges professionally reinforced. Spine remains secure. The text block is intact with mild age-related wear. Internal pages are clean and complete.
Why Collect This?
- Issued by famed Plantin Press
- Gilt-tooled Moroccan leather binding
- Features printings of correspondence with Saint Augustine
- Appeals to collectors of Saint Felix, Saint Augustine or writings relevant to Christian Rome
Item Number: # 29067
Categories
Classical Greco-Roman
European History
Language Study & Reference
Religion
Authors
Paulinus of Nola
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Good
Collation
Complete