Gregorii Magnus - Sancti Gregorii Magni Operum Tomus Quartus - 1613
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Latin edition of Sancti Gregorii Magni Operum Tomus Quartus, edited as Geactualiseerde editie, containing the Registrum Epistolarum, published in 1613 by Typographia Camerae Apostolicae in Rome, bound in an original 17th‑century vellum binding, 500 pages, in Goed condition.
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Very early 17th-century theological edition of the works of Pope Gregory the Great (ca. 540–604), one of the most important Church Fathers of the West.
This is Tomus Quartus from the authoritative Roman edition of his Opera, fully dedicated to the Registrum Epistolarum (collection of papal letters), including registers and indices.
Full title
The Works of Pope Saint Gregory the Great I
Volume Four, containing a register of letters.
Second Roman Edition, based on recognized old examples
With privileges
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Print data
Place: Rome (Romae)
• Printer: From the Typographia Camerae Apostolicae
Year: 1613 (MDCXIII)
Language: Latin
Printed by the official papal printing house of the Vatican.
The symbol (⸻)
Description
This volume contains the Register of the Letters of Gregory the Great, a crucial source for:
church governance in the early Middle Ages
papal jurisdiction
Social, political, and theological issues around 600 AD.
The book opens with a richly illustrated title page featuring the papal coat of arms, flanked by Saints Peter and Paul, and concludes with an extensive index (Index Auctoritum Scripturae).
The specimen is complete, with beginning and end pages present.
The symbol (⸻)
Condition
Original 17th-century parchment binding (soft binding)
Binding intact, with usual signs of age and use.
Paper: handmade, with slight discoloration and some spots.
Sturdy text block, clearly readable.
No modern restorations are visible.
Very early 17th-century theological edition of the works of Pope Gregory the Great (ca. 540–604), one of the most important Church Fathers of the West.
This is Tomus Quartus from the authoritative Roman edition of his Opera, fully dedicated to the Registrum Epistolarum (collection of papal letters), including registers and indices.
Full title
The Works of Pope Saint Gregory the Great I
Volume Four, containing a register of letters.
Second Roman Edition, based on recognized old examples
With privileges
The symbol (⸻)
Print data
Place: Rome (Romae)
• Printer: From the Typographia Camerae Apostolicae
Year: 1613 (MDCXIII)
Language: Latin
Printed by the official papal printing house of the Vatican.
The symbol (⸻)
Description
This volume contains the Register of the Letters of Gregory the Great, a crucial source for:
church governance in the early Middle Ages
papal jurisdiction
Social, political, and theological issues around 600 AD.
The book opens with a richly illustrated title page featuring the papal coat of arms, flanked by Saints Peter and Paul, and concludes with an extensive index (Index Auctoritum Scripturae).
The specimen is complete, with beginning and end pages present.
The symbol (⸻)
Condition
Original 17th-century parchment binding (soft binding)
Binding intact, with usual signs of age and use.
Paper: handmade, with slight discoloration and some spots.
Sturdy text block, clearly readable.
No modern restorations are visible.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Religion
Book Title
Sancti Gregorii Magni Operum Tomus Quartus
Author/ Illustrator
Gregorii Magnus
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1613
Edition
Subsequent edition
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Typographia Camerae Apostolicae, Romae
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
500
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