Small Antique Book – The Confessions Of Saint Augustine – Cologne, 1631 – Vellum Binding

A small Latin edition of the thirteen books of the Confessions by Aurelius Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. Published in Cologne in 1631 at the expense of Cornelius ab Egmond and his associates, this edition was revised by the Jesuit Henricus Sommalius based on three manuscripts.

The engraved title page depicts Saint Augustine. The volume has an old vellum binding with a handwritten title on the spine. Dimensions: 11 × 5.6 cm.

Complete copy: 468 pages of text followed by a comprehensive 24-page index. Due to a printing error, page 429 is numbered 277; the following page is correctly numbered 430. No leaves are missing at this point.

Most of the pages are clean. A brown stain appears starting on page 339, gradually spreads to page 461, and then fades toward the end of the book. The vellum binding shows signs of wear and age-related discoloration. Please refer to the photographs to assess its condition.

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