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468
Dr. Eichenberger
Beil Wil Am See
Aug. '97
S.F. 70 = $47.62

Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus (c. 240- C. 320)
Opera. f^0 (median)
Venice: Vicentius Benalius, 22 March 1493
See #427 Joannes Andreae, bishop fo Aleria ed. With
added works.
Ref: Goff L-11, HC. 9816 Polain 2423. Pr. 5376
BMC V 525 Oates 2091 IGI 5628. Haebler, Plate 105 Type 3
Copy: HEHL, LC, PML, Harv CL

A^8; ab^8 c d^6 e^8 f-m^6 n^8 op^6 q-t^8,6 v^6 140 leaves, the 1st
+ last blank. 11^a 45 lines + headline, 240 (248)x150
(with marginali 167)mm.
Types: 107R (P3) text type with seperate Q + S

GK. Capital spaces - leaning to right. Here found only in the Lactanius. Capital spaces with guide letters.
Reprinted from Theodorus de Ragazonibus's
1490 ed.

Only 6/5 books are known to have been issued by
Vicentius Benalius - May 1492 to April 1489.

DE OPIFICIO DEI Ca xxi DE PHOENICE
Fnc. 132 (t^9), r^0 line 45 (de opificio Dei) explicit
Fnc 132, V^0 poeme sur le phenix, impr. sur 2 col.; col 1;
Lactatii Firmiani de phoenice carmina.

The works of Lactantius, the 'Christian Cicero", was one of
the most widely read books in 15th C. Italy. De opificio dei
presents an argument from design to demonstrate God's
providence.
Lactantius had little to say of Christian doctrine +
institutions. He is of more value as a stylist than a
theologian. His style is the most classical among early
Christian Latin authors.