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AUGUSTINE, SAINT, BISHOP OF HIPPO. 354-430.

11 June 2008, 13:00 EDT
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AUGUSTINE, SAINT, BISHOP OF HIPPO. 354-430.

De civitate Dei. Venice: Bonetum Locatellum, 9 Feb, 1486/87. 207 ll (of 208), two columns. 4to (243 x 176 mm). Later full vellum, spine titled in ink. Lacks final blank, a few leaves with small tears in margins, several leaves browned, early marginalia, generally internally clean, some marks to binding, but an excellent example.

The City of God described the Christian state of living with “eyes fixed on heaven,” which featured prominently in the religious philosophy and art of the Middle Ages. BMC 1.1174.516.
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