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ALEXANDER DE ALES (c.1187-1245). Summa universae theologiae (i.e. Super IV libros sententiarum Petri Lombardi). Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1481-82.
First collected edition of a monumental commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard. Alexander de Ales was one of the great theologians at the University of Paris in the 13th century. His Summa, begun in 1231 but left unfinished at his death in 1245, incorporates not only the corpus of Aristotelian philosophy, but also the newly available work of Arab commentators. HC *643; GW 871; BMC II 422; Bod-inc A-169; BSB-Ink A-240; ISTC ia00383000; Goff A-383.
4 parts in 4 vols, royal folio (approx. 405 x 286mm). 1,112 leaves. With 4 illuminated opening initials in yellow, green, pink, red and blue, with red penwork and gilt balls, other initials and rubrication in red and blue (light worming just touching a few letters). A non uniform but closely matching set in contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards, each with 2 clasps, manuscript title and author on lower edge of vol.1, vols 2, 3 and 4 with manuscript vellum labels on upper boards (without metal furniture, clasps of vol.4 renewed, title label missing on vol.2, somewhat darkened, lightly wormed, rubbed). Provenance: vol.1: Leonhardus Harck[e]l (hand-painted coat-of-arms on first text leaf) – Kilian Hinterpeck, Regensburg Monastery (d.1561; inscription dated 1549). Vols 2, 3 and 4: Austria, Conrad Loher, parish priest from Schwanenstadt who donated a group of manuscripts and printed books to the Lambach monastery in 1499 (inscriptions dated 1499, recording bequest to:) – Lambach Monastery in Austria.
First collected edition of a monumental commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard. Alexander de Ales was one of the great theologians at the University of Paris in the 13th century. His Summa, begun in 1231 but left unfinished at his death in 1245, incorporates not only the corpus of Aristotelian philosophy, but also the newly available work of Arab commentators. HC *643; GW 871; BMC II 422; Bod-inc A-169; BSB-Ink A-240; ISTC ia00383000; Goff A-383.
4 parts in 4 vols, royal folio (approx. 405 x 286mm). 1,112 leaves. With 4 illuminated opening initials in yellow, green, pink, red and blue, with red penwork and gilt balls, other initials and rubrication in red and blue (light worming just touching a few letters). A non uniform but closely matching set in contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards, each with 2 clasps, manuscript title and author on lower edge of vol.1, vols 2, 3 and 4 with manuscript vellum labels on upper boards (without metal furniture, clasps of vol.4 renewed, title label missing on vol.2, somewhat darkened, lightly wormed, rubbed). Provenance: vol.1: Leonhardus Harck[e]l (hand-painted coat-of-arms on first text leaf) – Kilian Hinterpeck, Regensburg Monastery (d.1561; inscription dated 1549). Vols 2, 3 and 4: Austria, Conrad Loher, parish priest from Schwanenstadt who donated a group of manuscripts and printed books to the Lambach monastery in 1499 (inscriptions dated 1499, recording bequest to:) – Lambach Monastery in Austria.
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