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8 - PIERRE LE MANGEUR: *Historia Scholastica Magistri Petri Come…
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PIERRE LE MANGEUR: *Historia Scholastica Magistri Petri Comestoris sacre scripture seriem brevem nimis et obscuram elucidans*. In the colophon, Strasbourg, 1503; In folio, a two-column edition printed in Gothic type, 207 unnumbered folios, initials painted in red or blue, olive calfskin, ribbed spine with cathedral decoration. Fine binding by SIMIER, the King’s bookbinder, signed at the foot of the spine and bearing his label. Pierre le Mangeur, or rather Petrus Comestor, who died in 1179, was Chancellor of the Church of Paris and a professor at the Sorbonne. This work, which is a summary of Sacred History, was long regarded as the finest course in positive theology.
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About the sale AUCTION: Slatkine Library
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Auction time 09/22/2026 at 6:30 PM
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