Jacobus de Voragine, Sermones De Sanctis Per Anni Totius Circulum.
1602, Venice: Nicolaus Polus.
Latin
 
Description:  474 leaves (pages in the index are unpaginated). 16º. 145 x 95 mm. Thin brownish paper with some unindetified watermarks. 
 
Text area: 120 x 70 mm. 1 column. Printed in black ink. Foliated. Catchwords on every page, bottom right. Signatures:A-Z, Aa-Zz, Aaa-Zzz, Aaaa-Mmm.
 
Ornamentation: 2-3 lines printed initials. Chapters titles in italics.
 
Binding: 160 x 105 mm. Original white pigskin, blind-tooled with geometrical and decorative ornament, partly worn out; over beveled wooden boards. Sewn on 3 double thongs. Edges tinted in blue. 2 paper flyleaves at the front and back. Bronze spiral-shaped clasps with pigskin straps.
 
Provenance, inscriptions, and librarian marks: At the top and bottom of the spine, there are two paper labels; the top one has three illegible lines, and the bottom one shows the number: 82. On the second register from the top, written in brown ink in 17th-century script, is the author’s name. On the front pastedown, printed in blue: 12 Hom; below in grey pencil: 82; on the recto of the second front flyleaf, there is a rectangular, possibly 19th-century stamp of Bibliothek des Franziskanerklosters Miltenberg (Bavaria); on the title page, there is a small paper label: ex libris... ... ... de anno 1672, in brown ink. Slightly lower, printed in blue: 12 Hom; and below in grey pencil: 82. 
 
Condition: Some foxing. Otherwise, in very good condition.
 
Contents: Jacobus de Voragine, a 13th-century Dominican friar and archbishop of Genoa, is best known for his work The Golden Legend, a collection of hagiographies. In addition to this famous compilation, Jacobus also authored Sermones De Sanctis Per Anni Totius Circulum, a series of sermons dedicated to saints, arranged to be delivered throughout the liturgical year. These sermons reflect his deep knowledge of scripture and theological interpretation, providing a rich resource for clergy in their preaching and spiritual guidance. His works were widely read and influential in medieval Europe, contributing to the devotional practices of the time.
 
Description by Dr. Ilya Dines