Chrysostomus, Johannes, Saint. [Pseudo-]

Sermo Super Psalmum Quinquagesimum [Miserere Mei Deus] [Tractatus Beati Joh(an)is Crisostomu(S) Epi(Scopi) Constantinopolitam Sup(Er) Psalmu(M) Miserere Mei in Contemporary Ms on First Leaf. ]

      [Ulrich Zell, ], [1466-1467. ]. 4to. [a-c8, d6. ] 22 folios. Modern limp vellum using old vellum, title in hand on front cover; Eric Sexton's leather booklabel; edges speckled red; minor foxing, a vey fine copy. Housed in morooco backed folding box. ] Though it is now separated, this is the Sexton-Berland-Kraus copy. ] 27 lines, gothic type 1: 96 (leaded to c.104), 4 line initial ms "P" in blue with penwork decoration extending into margin at beginning of Book I, similar 4 line initial "R" in red to Book II; other smaller initials alternately in blue and red, yellow capital strokes. Homily on the 50th Psalm, the great penitential psalm. "Saint John Chrysostom (c.347&endash; c.407, archbishop of Constantinople, was an important early father of the church. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities...Known as "the greatest preacher in the early church, " John's sermons have been one of his greatest lasting legacies. Chrysostom's extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical sermons on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). Among his extant exegetical works are sixty-seven homilies on Genesis, fifty-nine on the Psalms, ninety on the Gospel of Matthew, eighty-eight on the Gospel of John, and fifty-five on the Acts of the Apostles. The sermons were written down by the audience and subsequently circulated, revealing a style that tended to be direct and greatly personal, but was also formed by the rhetorical conventions of his time and place. In general, his homiletical theology displays much characteristic of the Antiochian school (i.e., somewhat more literal in interpreting Biblical events), but he also uses a good deal of the allegorical interpretation more associated with the Alexandrian school. " [Wkpd] "Ulrich Zell, Publisher, the...