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Confessionale seu libellus peroptimus beati Thome de aquino de modo confitendi et de puritate conscientie cui libet confessori et consiteri volenti perutilis et necessari'A very rare, incunable/post-incunable copy of a confessional providing guidance for confessors and the sins to be heard, but also discussing the nature of sins, such as on the "flow of lust", vanity, speaking falsehoods, and other categories. Although the title attributes the work to Thomas Aquinas, the manual is generally accepted to be the work of Matthew of Krakow, a German-Polish priest and scholar who lived in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, and who wrote other theological works such as on the celebration of the mass and the body of Christ.
A very rare edition: Paris: [Jean Barbier] for Denis Roce, (undated but believed to be between 1497 and 1505; [27] leaves, 14x10cm, wanting final blank leaf else complete. Bound in modern 1/4 calf and marbled paper boards. Early ownership or collection mark of "GL" of Koln/Cologne,… Leer más
