DUGO, Johannes philonius. De scientia bene moriendi, Liber. - Lot 218

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DUGO, Johannes philonius. De scientia bene moriendi, Liber. - Lot 218
DUGO, Johannes philonius. De scientia bene moriendi, Liber. Item, Xenocratis philosophi Platonici liber de Contemnenda morte / eodem Philonio interprete ; Additum est eiusdem authoris breve scriptum, de Regimine sanitatis. Published in Basileae by Ioannem Oporinum No date [CIRCA 1553] In twelve / In-12 format. Fawn speckled basane. Spine ribbed, author's name and title gilt on red leather. Blue edges. Later binding. 200 pages, ornamented lettrines in the text, one vignette and one in-fine cul-de-lampe. Text in Latin. Upper spine and corners slightly rubbed. Pages very slightly browned. A very unusual work. A treatise on the spiritual and moral preparation for death, in the tradition of medieval and Renaissance works on "ars moriendi" (the art of dying well). It is followed by the author's interpretation of a text by the Platonic philosopher Xenocrates, and a short essay by the author on the government of health. The text is in Latin, embellished with fine ornamented lettering and a remarkable end-of-book cul-de-lampe. Armorial bookplate naming Rouvier de Vaulgran on the flyleaf. Finely finished later binding, very fresh inside given the age of the text.
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