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A Churchfather, edited by Erasmus in a magnificent contemporary blind stamped binding and with a very interesting Frisian provenance

CYPRIANUS, Thascius Caecilius.
D. Caecilii Cypriani episcopi Carthaginiensis et Martyris opera.

Woodcut printer's device on both titles, woodcut vignette on the verso of the last leaf, woodcut initials.

Woodcut printer's device on both titles, woodcut vignette on the verso of the last leaf, woodcut initials.

Woodcut printer's device on both titles, woodcut vignette on the verso of the last leaf, woodcut initials.

Woodcut printer's device on both titles, woodcut vignette on the verso of the last leaf, woodcut initials.

Woodcut printer's device on both titles, woodcut vignette on the verso of the last leaf, woodcut initials.



Lyon, Sebastien Gryphium, 1544. 2 parts in one. 8vo. Contemporary blind tooled calf over bevelled wooden boards, spine ribbed in 5 compartments with title written in second compartment, sides stamped with two different rolls: the first along the edges (width 23 mm), with personifications of the planets: Sol, Luna (signed with the monogram 'NP'), Saturnus, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercurius; en d the second as central panel (width 27 mm) with personifications of Charitas, Justitia, and Fortitudo; between the outer roll and 'central panel' stamps of a flower and fleur-de-lys; two pairs of contemporary copper clasps and catches, title in ink on front edge (carefully re-backed). Woodcut printer's device on both titles, woodcut vignette on the verso of the last leaf, woodcut initials. (32), 395, (12), (1 blank); 422, (10) pp. (Collation: 2a-2b8, a-z8, A-B8, C4; Aa-Zz8, 2A-2D8 (including the fols. 2D7 (blank) and 2D8 with the vignette on its verso).

Rare Lyonese edition of the collected theological works of the Church father Cyprian, bishop of Carthage and martyr, here edited by Desiderius Erasmus. The work starts with a letter by Erasmus dated 1519, followed by his annotations. The first edition of Cyprian's Opera edited by Erasmus was published in 1520 by Froben at Basel, who printed many editions afterwards. The present printer, Sebastien Gryphius, also printed a number of these 'Erasmus' editions at least in the years 1535, 1537, 1543 and 1550. This edition is not in the Erasmus collection of Rotterdam nor in any other Dutch library.

Saint Cyprian (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received an excellent classical education. He died in 258 AD. Cyprian was an important early Christian writer. After converting to Christianity, he became bishop of Carthage (249) and eventually died a martyr at that city.
Besides a number of epistles, which are partly collected with the answers of those to whom they were written, Cyprian wrote a number of treatises, some of which have also the character of pastoral letters. Part I contains the four books of his letters, followed by treatises as 'Contra Demetrianum', 'De habitu Virginum', sermons, and 'De exhortatione martyrii'. Part II with a separate title-page (Alter tomus operum D. Caecilii Cypriani (Lyon, Seb. Gryphium, 1544)), contains five treatises, including 'Adversus Iudeos libri III', 'De haeriticis baptizandis', and 'De duplici martyrio ad Fortunatum', followed by Cyprian's spurious works.

Provenance:
1. (first fly-leaf, in ink:) 'Bernardus Beyma Serapius' (altered in: 'Bernardus Serapiusi Beyema') together with his motto 'contemnere, contemnique disce' and another motto. This is the same Bernardus Serpszoon (son of Serp) Beijema from Leeuwarden (d. after 1590), who also was the owner of an edition of the Saturae of Persius and Juvenalis (Basel 1551), now in the Buma collection in the Treasoar at Leeuwarden (sign. F.96).
2. (title-page, in ink:) Suffridus (van) Boelens (1631-1692), clerk of the Court of Friesland and burgomaster of Leeuwarden (1688-91), who was married with Jeltje van Beyma (Beyema?) (1643-1692).
3. Suffridus Boelen donated the book to C. Hoornbrugge (title-page in ink: 'In perpetui amoris tesseram C. Hoornbruggio Suffridus Boelens'.
4. (title-page in ink:) Joach. Diel. Eversii.
5. (title-page; in ink:) 'Ex libris J. B. Klein. 1866'.
6. Bookplate (verso front cover) of the Bibliotheca Bartholdi Nicolas Krohn'' (Hamburg).
7. Bookplate (recto back cover) of Julius Peeters, with the shelf nr. Cat VIII, 3534, dated 30 Jan. 1932.

Fine copy in a magnificent contemporary binding, with interesting provenance (see above).- (Some minor soiling and small wormhole in margin in first 4 leaves).
Baudrier, Bibliographie Lyonaise, VIII, p. 185; Vander Haeghen II, p. 24; Adams I, 3158.

Related Subjects: Bindings  Church History  Erasmus  Religion  Theology  Theology & Church History, Roman Catholicism 

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