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Title

 Text edition from the fifteenth century: 'De civitate dei' by Church Father Augustinus.


Creator

 Westfalen, Johannes van (drukker/printer)


Year

 1488


Type

 tekstbladzijde, page


Related term

 tekstuitgaven, incunabelen, religieuze boeken


Period

 15e eeuw


Classification

 M2: Godsdienst


Content

 An edition of one of the most important works by Aurelius Augustinus (354-450). He wrote this philosophy of history from a theological perpective in the fifth century as a vindication of the Christian faith. The text with the commentary by the English Dominicans Nicolaus Trevet and Thomas Waleys originated from the the 14th century. Shortly after the invention of the art of printing, the text in combination with these commentaries was published for the first time in 1473 by the German printer Peter Schoeffer. Already in the period of the incunables, various editions appeared, among which this one produced by printer Johan van Westfalen.


Original

 Augustinus, Aurelius - De civitate dei. (Comm. Thomas Waleys; Nicolaus Trivet) Leuven: Johannes van Westfalen, 18 september 1488.


available in

 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 170 A 17 (I)


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek