592 - Rupert of Deutz. On the most lucid chapters of the works of the Holy Trinity, and on all scriptural passages, now finally carefully revised and restored to their original integrity. The first three books of the Commentaries are attributed to the Father in divine matters: XXX. followed by those on the Son; and the remaining nine on the Holy Spirit. The order and number of the books are indicated on the title page. With a woodcut printer’s mark on the title page. Cologne, Melchior von Neuß, 1539 (10), 478 (err. 468) leaves. 32 x 22 cm. Contemporary parchment with punched edges (spine restored, slightly rubbed and stained).

Rupert of Deutz. On the most lucid chapters of the works of the Holy Trinity, and on all scriptural passages, now finally carefully revised and restored to their original integrity. The first three books of the Commentaries are attributed to the Father in divine matters: XXX. followed by those on the Son; and the remaining nine on the Holy Spirit. The order and number of the books are indicated on the title page. With a woodcut printer’s mark on the title page. Cologne, Melchior von Neuß, 1539 (10), 478 (err. 468) leaves. 32 x 22 cm. Contemporary parchment with punched edges (spine restored, slightly rubbed and stained). VD16 R 3802 - Realenz. 17, 229. - Second edition of his most extensive work. Includes a biography of Johannes Trithemius (Johannes von Trittenheim). - “In 42 books, Rupert comments on the entire Bible from a historical-theological perspective; it is the first work of its kind since Augustine.” (NDB 22, 273). - On the title page, Arnold Birckmann’s publisher’s emblem featuring the “fat hen” in a heraldic cartouche, flanked by two lions, with the Cologne city coat of arms above it (Wendland, Signete, p. 169). - Title page bears a stamp and a 16th-century owner’s inscription; slightly browned due to the paper. *