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First book printed at Chivasso - and only 15th C book.
became an important tool in the hands of the R.C. Church
This copius work deals with the questions of practical life
and is mostly essential for the history of law and of civilization.
HEHL
The printer much have come from Vercelli to Chivasso,
the author's native place, for the purpose of printing
this work. Suigus was originally at Sangermano 1484,
then Vercelli 1485, Chivasso 1486, Venice March 1487,
at each of which places one book was produced; then
at (?Turin?) 1487-96, Lyon 1496-1500 (possibly 1501)
in assoc. with N. de Benedictis from 1490.
rubricated in red and yellow.
my leaf - 28.
Angelus Carletus de Clavasio was Vicar General to the order of Friar
(Franciscan) Minors and an influential diplomat and theologian. He is chiefly
known for his "Summa" a collection of 659 alphabetically
arranged articles constituting an encyclopedic exegesis of
ecclesiastical terms and a general dictionary of moral
Theology. Because it deals in considerable detail with issues of
moral conduct, casuistry, and canon law, it was a widely
used guidebook for confessors until well into the 16th C.
Clavasio - chiefly known for this "Summa" - a collection of 659
alphabetically arranged articles constituting an encyclopedic
exegesis of ecclesiastical terms and a general dictionary
of moral Theology. Because it deals in considerable
detail with issues of moral conduct, casuistry, and canon
law, it was a widely used guide book for confessors.