Regvla…Cum expositione D. Vgonis De Sancto Victore; Adiecta utrique vulgari interpretatione.
Venice, Bernardino Fasani for the Canons Regular of the Lateran 1561.
4to (207 x 139 mm.). 80 leaves. PRINTED ON VELLUM. BOTH WORKS IN LATIN AND IN ITALIAN (roman type for text, italic for commentary), a recently illuminated initial, title woodcut of the Trinity.
Blind-ruled crushed blue morocco (Bauzonnet-Trautz), gilt-lettered spine, all edges gilt.
Ranking among the most influential Christian texts, Saint Augustine’s Rule was widely observed from the 5th century. When the Canons Regular officially adopted it in the 11th century, they promoted the extensive commentary by the “Second Augustine”, Hugh of St. Victor (c. 1096-1141). There are few early printed Italian-language editions of either text.
I have located two other vellum copies of Fasani’s bilingual printing — BnF and Lucca. The sole example in the U.S. is on paper. In fine condition (two wormholes in the final quire touching two dozen letters), gv added in gold ink on the title verso.
¶Van Praet, Catalogue des livres imprimés sur vélin II: 43; Bibliografia delle edizioni giuridiche antiche in lingua italiana I(1): 72; EDIT16 CNCE 3420.
Price: $14,500.00