Sancti Ambrosii episcopi Mediolanensis De officiis
Contributors: Valdarfer, Christoph, active 1470-1488, printer; Paulinus, of Milan, active 4th century-5th century
Publisher: Christophorus Valdarfer
Published: 1474
Place of publication: Milan
Language: lat
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Office; Christian ethics; Early works to 1800; Clergy; Asceticism; Pastoral theology; Catholic Church; History
Other titles: Vita sancti Ambrosii Mediolanensis episcopi secundum Paulinum espiscopum Nolanum ad beatum Augustinum episcopum; Incunabula (Collection of Distinction)
Work titles: De officiis
Notes: Caption title.

Imprint from ISTC.

Signatures (from Bodleian Library): [a-f́ı ǵœ h℗£́ʻ i-ĺı m℗£́ʻ; n-óı; ṕı; q́œ].

Catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.236

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, A560

Incunabula short title catalogue, ia00560000

Cataloged 20170120 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in diced russia rebacked in maroon goatskin ruled in gilt with two green leather labels. In this copy, gatherings [n]-[q] are bound-in at front. Leaf [n1] is torn and repaired and the initial is historiated and gilt, showing St. Ambrose writing in a book. Three-line initials are rubricated in red and blue throughout. Early marginalia, in several hands, is present. An early manuscript label is present on the bottom edge of the text block.
Table of contents: title: Contents: [a1r] Ambrosius: De officiis ministrorum, three books; title: [n1r] Paulinus Nolanus [pseudo-]; [Paulinus Mediolanensis]: Vita Ambrosii. Dedicated to Augustinus; title: [p1r] Ambrosius [pseudo-]: [Epistola de passione beatae Agnetis virginis.] 'Vita gloriose virginis Agnetis'; title: [p7r] Ambrosius [pseudo-]: [Epistola] de passione S. Vitalis et Agricolae; title: [q1r] Ambrosius [pseudo-]: [Epistola] de passione sanctorum martyrum Gervasii et Prothasii; title: [q3r] Ambrosius: [Sermo] de inventione corporum sanctorum Gervasii et Prothasii.