Author: Bede, The Venerable Saint.
Title: VENERABILIS BEDAE PRESBYTERI ANGLO-SAXONIS Viri sua ætate doctissimi OPERA quotuot reperiri potuerunt omnia. Hac ultima impressione ornatius in lucem edita.
Description: Cologne : Sumptibus Anton. Hierati et Joan Gymnic, 1612. 8 vols. bound in 4 vols. Folio. [4] sheets (452 columns); [1] 238pp.; [2] (500 columns); [2] (916 columns); [1] (816 columns); [1] (852 columns); [2] sheet (486 columns); [2] sheet (986 columns), 55 sheets. Engraved title page to volume 1. by Peter Isselb[urg] after Braun, remaining title pages each with engraved device, decorative intitial letters and head pieces, profusely ills. Latin text. Without blanks to front and rear of volume 1., heavy browning, dampstaining to all volumes with several leaves to front of volume 1 and occasionally to other volumes showing signs of prevous adhesion and all volumes showing some fraying to corners at front and rear, textual worming to volume 4 in parts, contemporary ownership inscription of a Carmelite Library in ink to each title page, contemporary gilt tooled vellum with armorial device to centre of boards, yapped fore-edges, lacking ties, staining and soiling, browning to tail of boards of 3rd volume, spines soiled and worn with loss to lower compartment of first volume, dampstaining to tail of boards. ¶ ESTC S472280. The third collective edition of the writings of the Venerable Bede. This Cologne edition was printed from the 1563 Basle Second Edition, the First Edition being printed in Paris in 1544-45 with a reprint in 1554.

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