Catalog of Ecclesiastical Writers
In the Latin language. By Johannes Trithemius.
Cologne, Peter Quentell, 1531.
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Johannes Trithemius, born Johann Heidenberg, was a German Benedictine abbot and a polymath who was active in the German Renaissance as a lexicographer, chronicler, cryptographer, and occultist. He had considerable influence on the development of early modern and modern occultism.
His students included Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus. Catalogus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum represents an index of Christian Latin authors. The list is in alphabetical order and each entry gives information on the author’s biography and bibliography. Even if it’s published nearly five centuries ago, it still represents an important reference source for many medieval literature historians.
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Size: 206 mm x 158 mm
Pp.: /18/ + 184 leaves.
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Binding: Original vellum binding detached from the text block and very damaged, with four holes on the panels and spine.
Condition: Signs of aging, wear, and usage. Wormholes on most pages. The integrity of the text is preserved.
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