L. Annei Senecae, Romani senatoris, ac philosophi clarissimi, libri duo De clementia, ad Neronem Caesarem
By: Ioannis Caluini Nouiodunaei com[m]entarijs illustrati
Publisher: Apud Ludouicum Cyaneum sub duobus Gallis in via Iacobaea
Published: 1532
Place of publication: Parisijs
Language: lat
Number of pages: 157
Subjects: Political ethics; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Libri duo De clementia
Work titles: De clementia
Notes: The first published work of Jean Calvin.

First edition, first issue. A second issue is known with variant imprint: Venit Aureliae apud Philippum Laureum, 1532.

Colophon (p. 157): Parisijs ex officina chalcographica Ludouici Cyanei, Anno salutis nostrae MDXXXII, mense Aprili.

Signatures: A⁴ a-v⁴; v4 blank.

In the Houghton Library copy, gathering g is misimposed with pages in the following order: 49, 54, 55, 52, 53, 50, 51, 56 [i.e. the forme was backed up incorrectly].

Woodcut printer's device on t.p. (Renouard 216).

"Ioannis Caluini Praefatio ad ... praesulem Claudiu[m] Hangestium, abbatem diui Eligij Nouiodunensis": p. [3]-[6] (1st count).

"Vita Senecae fideliter transcripta ex bonis authoribus, per Io. Caluinum": p. [7]-[8] (1st count).

Errata: p. 157.

Adams, S927.

Peter & Gilmont. Bibliotheca Calviniana, 32/1a.