S. Aviti archiepiscopi Viennensis Opera
(Complete Works of Avitus of Vienne) – In the Latin language.
Edited by Jacques Sirmond
Paris, Cramoisy, 1643.
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A first complete edition of the works of Avitus, an esteemed bishop of Vienne and Latin poet. His literary fame rests on his many surviving letters and on a long poem De spiritualis historiae gestis. His works are written in classical hexameters and divided into five books, featuring Biblical themes of original sin, expulsion from Paradise, the Deluge, and the Crossing of the Red Sea.
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Size: 181 mm x 118 mm
Pp.: /14/ + 317 + /9/ + 64 + /7/ pages.
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Binding: Original vellum binding. Wormholes and stains on the covers. Signs of aging.
Condition: Inscriptions on some pages, wormholes on most pages, stains on some pages, signs of aging.
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