88 - JEAN DAMASCENE. Ioan. Damasceni viri suo tempore in divinis primatum tenentis [...] Basel, Henrich Petri, 1535. Small folio of [12] ff., 140-135-[1] pp.

JEAN DAMASCENE. Ioan. Damasceni viri suo tempore in divinis primatum tenentis [...] Basel, Henrich Petri, 1535. Small folio of [12] ff., 140-135-[1] pp. A rare early edition of the works of John of Damascus, one of the great theologians of the Eastern Church in the 7th century, famous in particular for his defense of the veneration of images against the iconoclasts. It includes, notably, the *De orthodoxa fide*, translated by Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, a sermon translated by Oecolampade, and the *Story of Barlaam and Josaphat*. Bound together with: SEDULIUS SCOTUS. Sedulii Scoti Hyberniensis in omnes Epistolas Pauli collectaneum. Basel, Heinrich Petri, March 1528. [14] ff. (the last page blank), 110-[1] ff. First printed edition of this commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul, compiled by the humanist Johann Sichard (Sichardus). It includes a biography of Sedulius by Johannes Trithemius. Sedulius Scotus, or Sedulius the Irish, was a 9th-century scholar and exegete active in Carolingian intellectual circles. His *Collectaneum* is a commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul, consisting primarily of excerpts from the Church Fathers. Bookseller’s marks on the title pages and colophons. Brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, gilt title (17th-century binding). Missing pieces at the head and foot, worn corners, scuffs. Numerous wormholes (and even worm galleries) inside.