Cyrillus Hierosolymitanus, Katēchēseōs, Paris, 1564, contemporary vellum
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CYRILLUS HIEROSOLYMITANUS.Του αγιου Κυριλλου Ιεροσολυμων αρχιεπισκοπου Κατηχηεσως. Catecheses. Ex bibliotheca Henrici Memmii, libellorum supplicum in regia magistri. Paris: Guillaume Morel, 1564 [bound with:]
ATHENAGORAS ATHENIENSIS. Απολογια περι Χριστιανων. Περι αναστασεως νεκρων. Apologia pro christianis ad imperatores Antoninum & Commodum. Ejusdem De resurrectione mortuorum, uterque græce et latine. [Geneva]: Henri Estienne II, 1557
The Greek text of the Catecheses ascribed to Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, established from a manuscript in the library of the Parisian bibliophile Henri de Mesme (his collection was dispersed after the death of a son and the manuscript lost).
The translation of the Apology is by Conrad Gesner and that of the resurrection by Pieter Nanninck. Henri Estienne added at the end 18 pages of critical notes on the Greek version of these two treatises.
2 works in one volume, 8vo (170 x 107mm). (1) Roman, Greek and italic types, 21 lines plus headline. collation: *2 A–O8 P2: 116 leaves. Woodcut device on title, woodcut initials. (2) Roman, Greek and italic types, 30 lines plus headline. collation: A–N8 (last leaf blank): 104 leaves. Woodcut printer’s device on title, marginal annotations throughout.
binding: Contemporary vellum, single fillet rule around covers, title in double gilt fillet frame on spine, stubs from two pairs of ties.
provenance: Three obscured inscriptions on title-page. acquisition: Purchased in 2010 from Librairie Paul Jammes, Paris. references: USTC 160137 & 450451