BERNARDUS CLARÆ-VALLENSIS, SANCTUS (1090-1153)]

Sancti Bernardi Clarævallensis Abbatis Primi Melliflui Ecclesiæ Doctoris, opera omnia, nunc demum in V tomos. digesta. His nunc primum adduntur multa hactenus inedita, epistolarum argumenta, tractatuum in capita distinctiones, lemmata notaeque marginales, novi. indices. Accedunt libri VII vitæ S. Bernardi elogia (author William, abbot of St. Theodore of Rheims). studio et labore Jacobi Merloni Horstii. [Complete works with Appendix in 1 physical volume]

      J. Kinchium, Coloniae agrippinae 1641 - 4to, xviii + 152pp + 272pp + 140pp + 60pp + 384pp + 92pp. Bound in full blind-tooled pigskin with some soiling at edges and a tear to bottom-edge of front cover. Two functioning metal clasps. All edges red. Withdrawn from Mendicant library with minimal marks. Volume is sturdy and usable. Each of the six volumes is prefaced. General light foxing throughout, although some pages are quite bright, others are heavily foxed. Weak joints with a tear to joint and inner margins after the first gathering. Some pages have undergone worming to the lower-right corner, with subsequent repair work. Contains the complete works. Additionally, a general preface, a vita of Saint bernard in seven books, testimony of various Saints and ecclesiastics, a chronology of the works, and an appendix containing the writings of Guerric of Igny and William of Hoyland, disciples of Bernard. [BN#C.729] This listing has been discounted 10% from its original price.