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THOMAS AQUINAS (1225–1274). *Libri quattuor de regimine prin…
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THOMAS AQUINAS (1225–1274). *Libri quattuor de regimine prin…
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Estimate €300 - €500
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THOMAS AQUINAS (1225–1274). *Libri quattuor de regimine principum ad Regem Cypri*. Also, by the same author, *De regimine Judaeorum*… Paris: Jean Petit, 1509.
A post-incunabulum edition of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s political treatise, one of the fundamental texts of medieval political philosophy. In the *De regimine principum*, dedicated to the King of Cyprus, Aquinas sets out his conception of good government, discussing the duties of the sovereign, the relationship between political authority and natural law, and the pursuit of the common good as the ultimate aim of government.
8vo (165 × 100 mm). 164 leaves, title-page printed in red and black, elegant woodcut initials (slightly browned). Contemporary vellum, the spine reinforced with vellum in the eighteenth century. Provenance: early ownership inscriptions on the title-page and endpapers. (1)
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