D. Irenaei episcopi Lugdunensis, opus eruditissimum, in quinq; libros digestum, in quibus mire retegit Gnosticorum aliorumq; hæreticorum impias ac portenosas opiniones, . olim quidem ex vetustissimorum codicum collatione Des. Erasmi Roterodami opera emendatum, nunc verò, noua libri primi conuersione, singulorum capitum argumentis, & variæ lectionis obseruatione, studio Ioan. Iacobi Grynaei illustratum & recognitum. Additus est index rerum obseruatu dignarum, & locorum scripturæ uberrimus.
Saint Irenaeus (2nd century - AD 202), Bishop of Lyon
Category
Books
Date
1571
Materials
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3019791
Summary
Bibliographic description
[36], 621, [63] p. ; 8vo. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf (crossed-out): "Thomas Barnes pr. iiis". Manuscript inscriptions on title page: "Vixit 180./ 178" and "Hannibal Gamon" [i.e. Hannibal Gamon (1582?-1651), Rector of St. Mawgan]. Manuscript inscription in hand of Hannibal Gamon on front fly-leaf verso: "Irenaeus omniu[m] Doctriniar. Curiosiss: Explorator. Tert. advrs. Valent: C.5". Manuscript annotations and underscoring of text throughout, by Hannibal Gamon. Binding: seventeenth-century calf; blind thin thick thin fillet border. Gilt title and place/date on spine.
Makers and roles
Saint Irenaeus (2nd century - AD 202), Bishop of Lyon Johann Jacob Grynaeus (1540-1617) Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)