BONAVENTURA (Saint), pseudo
De munditia & castitate sacerdotum. [Paris, Georg Mittelhus, c. 1492-
Sm. 8vo. 40 leaves. 33 lines, gothic letter. 18th century (?) boards, spine a little damaged. 1494]. Second edition of this tract from a total of eleven recorded by ISTC; the first edition was printed in Paris, c. 1482-1484. This edition is rare with only eleven locations recorded.The work is a handbook for the moral conduct of priests, which was wrongly attributed to Bonaventura; the ethical standards for clerics are divided from the Old and New Testaments, and from works of canon law.Provenance. Ownership inscription on title-page of "F. Nabworthy[?], Broomfield, Co. of Derby, 1838".Blank corner in first four leaves repaired, single wormhole throughout often touching text, waterstaining (worse towards the end).HC 11640*. GW 4710. BMC VII, 129. BSB-Ink B-677. Goff B862.
[Bookseller: Maggs Bros Ltd.]
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