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DAMASCENSKY (Jan) - Beati Ioannis Damasceni orthodoxae. Bâle, Chez Henricum Petri, 1548; in-folio, XVIII-618 + 99 pp, old binding in very poor condition, need a new binding. The last 20 pages are complete with text, but a little damaged on one corner. Rare Greco-Latin impression printed in Basel. This is a treatise on the Orthodox faith by Jean de Damas. Very rare.

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DAMASCENSKY (Jan) - Beati Ioannis Damasceni orthodoxae. Bâle

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