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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 Text edition from the fifteenth century: 'De civitate dei' by Church Father Augustinus.

Creator
 Westfalen, Johannes van (drukker/printer)

Year
 1488

Type
 tekstbladzijde, page

Related term
 tekstuitgaven, incunabelen, religieuze boeken

Period
 15e eeuw

Classification
 M2: Godsdienst

Content
 An edition of one of the most important works by Aurelius Augustinus (354-450). He wrote this philosophy of history from a theological perpective in the fifth century as a vindication of the Christian faith. The text with the commentary by the English Dominicans Nicolaus Trevet and Thomas Waleys originated from the the 14th century. Shortly after the invention of the art of printing, the text in combination with these commentaries was published for the first time in 1473 by the German printer Peter Schoeffer. Already in the period of the incunables, various editions appeared, among which this one produced by printer Johan van Westfalen.

Original
 Augustinus, Aurelius - De civitate dei. (Comm. Thomas Waleys; Nicolaus Trivet) Leuven: Johannes van Westfalen, 18 september 1488.

available in
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 170 A 17 (I)

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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek