(1536). JEROME (Saint). IN VITAS PATRUM OPUS PIUM. CHRISTIAN - Lot 170

(1536). JEROME (Saint). IN VITAS PATRUM OPUS PIUM. CHRISTIANO QUE LECTORI PERUTILE. Lyon, (Antoine Vincent), 1536. In-4° gothic, [4]-155 leaves, speckled basane, ornate ribbed spine (17th century binding). This Lyon edition, printed on 2 columns, is illustrated with a LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL WOODWORKS (30 x 20 mm) framed by a double fillet and placed at the beginning of each line. Many of these woodcuts are repeated several times. The title, printed in red and black, is set in a frame featuring angels and portraits of saints, one scene depicts the Pope surrounded by cardinals, and another shows Saint Jerome reading and writing with the lion at his feet. Fine mark of Antoine Vincent, bookseller in Lyon. A good copy. (USTC, 157157).