Nicephori Callisti Xanthopuli, scriptoris vere Catholici, Ecclesiasticae historiae libri decem et octo. : Sacratiss. rom. regis Ferdinandi liberalitate, opera verò ac studio doctiss. viri Joannis Langi, consiliarij regij, è Graeco in Latinum sermonem translati, nuncq́[ue] denuò castigatiores, & scholiis ad marginem permultis superadditis, auctiores in lucem editi. Quorum eximia vtilitas, prae caeteris ecclesiasticorum scriptorum historijs hactenus editis, cùm in Ioan. Langi ad S.R. Maiest. tum ipsius Nicephori, lucubrationes huius suae initio statim adiecta praefatione, satis luculenter exponitur. Accessit locuples rerum & verborum in his memorabilium index. Adiecimus quoque ad Nicephorum, magni Aurelii Cassiodori Tripartitam, quam vocant, Historiam, luculenter à mendis propè infinitis cum suo indice repurgatam..
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopulus,approximately 1256-approximately 1335.
Lange, Johann,1503-1567,translator.
Cassiodorus,Senator,approximately 487-approximately 580.Historia ecclesiastica tripartita.1588.
Feyerabend, Johann,1550-1599,printer.
Feyerabend, Sigmund,1528-1590,publisher.
Law, James,-1632,former owner.StEdNL
Francof. : Impensis Sigismundi Feyerabendij.,
M. D. LXXXVIII [1588].
Title page to pt. 1 printed in red and black.
Pt. 2 has separate dated title page. reading "Historiae ecclesiasticae quam tripartitam vocant libri XII. Nunc adhibitis aliquot vetustissimis exemplaribus, à mendis prope infinitis repurgati, ac pristino suo nitori non oscitanter restituti. Cuilibet etiam historiae annum à Christi nato margini adiecimus."
Publisher's device with motto "Fama immortale" on title pages to both parts and repeated on recto of final leaf.
Colophon at end of part 2 reads: "Impressum Francofurti ad Moenum, apud Ioannem Feyrabendt, impensis Sigismundi Feyerabendij."
Engraved armorial vignette (arms of Julius, Bishop of Wurzburg, to whom the work is dedicated?) on leaf a2r.
Signatures: a-b⁴ A-4C⁴ 4D⁶ 4E-4K⁴; A-2A⁴ 2B⁶.
Each part includes its own index.
Main body of text printed in double columns.
Head- and tail-pieces, initials, marginal notes.
Adams
Manuscript inscription on the titlepage "Ja Law Empt Lond 20 Augusti 8 lib Anno 1608".
Church history
Church history
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