Ammonius of Alexandria; Victor de Capua, trans. QUATUOR EVANGELIORUM CONSONANTIA, AB AMMONIO ALEXANDRINO CONGESTA, AC A VICTORE CAPUANO EPISCOPO TRANSLATA. Cologne: ex aedibus Eucharij Cervicorni, 1532. Vellum, yapp binding, all edges stained. 8vo; A8 A-R8(final blank); [16], 240 (i.e. 238), [32]pp. Italic type with Roman; text in Latin. With woodcut title page with architectural frame and Cleopatra below, one full-page woodcut of St. Jerome and the lion, woodcut initial and small illustration, printed marginalia. VD16 B4634; USTC 689184.

6 x 4 1/8 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

Ammonius of Alexandria was a 3rd century philosopher who wrote about the Gospels. This title is the Latin translation from Bishop Victor de Capua.

Vellum with manuscript on front cover, staining, spine with discoloration and wear at head and tail with small losses, one corner bumped, binding tight; sticker and tearing at paste-down, occasional manuscript or underlining including on lower margin of title page, pages with toning, foxing and damp staining at margins, A2 with tiny loss, small wormhole impacting (2) gatherings; a good copy of this rare book.