AQUINAS, Thomas. Incipit prima pars Summe Theologie edita a sancto Thoma de Aquino angelico doctore ordinis predicatorum
(Venetijs: impressa per Antonium de Strata de Cremona, 1482 tertio idus augusti)
Leaves [198].
Bound with: AQUINAS, Thomas. Incipit prima pars summe theologie.
Venetiis, per Franciscum de Hailbrun & Petrum de Bartua, 1478
Leaves [280].
A rare edition containing the first part of the great work of St. Thomas Aquinas, the culmination of scholastic philosophy, the harmony of faith and reason. This first part is often considered the most important.
Folio; 300x205 mm. Quarter vellum and leather binding with blind-tooling decorations. Handwritten title on the spine. A few handwritten notes. An old ownership inscription on the top margin of the first page. Damage to the front cover of the binding, with some peeling and small losses. Minor defects inside; otherwise a fine copy with wide margins.