(1526). OROSE (Paul). ADVERSUS PAGANOS HISTORIARUM LIBRI VII - Lot 114

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(1526). OROSE (Paul). ADVERSUS PAGANOS HISTORIARUM LIBRI VII - Lot 114
(1526). OROSE (Paul). ADVERSUS PAGANOS HISTORIARUM LIBRI VII. (Köln), Eucharius Cervicornus impensa & Gottfried Hittorp, 1526. In-folio of [20]-142 (misc. 124) pages, stiff vellum (19th century binding). Written at the request of Saint Augustine, this work is the first attempt at a history of the world. It is a census of human calamities, in date order from the creation of the world to 417 (famines, storms, fires, plagues...). The title is beautifully framed with 4 large woodcuts depicting the calamities, another with the figures of Agrippa and Agrippina at the head, and large pictorial lettering by Anton Woesam. Light rings (USTC 683274).
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