[Concordance] HIBERNICUS Thomas [Thomas of Ireland] - Flores bibliae sive loci communes omnium fere materiarum ex veteri ac novo testamento excerpti atque alphabetico ordine digesti, nunc[que] demum castigati 1554

Flores bibliae sive loci communes omnium fere materiarum ex veteri ac novo testamento excerpti atque alphabetico ordine digesti, nunc[que] demum castigati

Thomas Hibernicus called Thomas of Ireland (b. ca. 1295 - d. ca. 1338) Irish clergyman and biblical scholar, graduate of the Paris Sorbonne/.

The work Flores biblia or "Flowers of the Bible "is an alphabetical list of terms, sentences, themes or symbols found in the Bible. Next to each term is an equivalent cross-reference to a specific text of Scripture. This work by Thomas of Ireland, created in the early 14th century, is the first ever study of the Bible of this type.

Year of publication Lugduni [Lyon] 1554, Gulielmum Rouillium

Guillaume Rouillé Latin: Gulielmus Rouillium (c. 1504 - 1589) one of the most prominent bookseller-printers in 16th-century Lyon. He invented the pocket book format called sextodecimo. He published numerous historical and poetic works, as well as textbooks and medical studies.

The piece on display features the printer's distinctive signet on the title page, showing a triumphant eagle on a circular pedestal, flanked by two snakes with entwined tails. The sides bear the Latin motto "in virtue et fortuna"

s. 798, [9].

Format: 13 x 8.5 cm

Binding: half parchment with unusual shade of green, signboard with titlepage on spine, card trims stained, pastedowns after former repair - new pastedowns glued over previous ones

Condition: complete and consistent, minor rust discoloration in places [foxing - no harm to text], minor traces of woodworm activity on some pages [no harm to text], minor numerical signatures on pastedown [in pencil], [PROVENIENCE: on the front paste-down an unusual paste-down/ex-libris depicting a bird in flight and a stamp depicting a royal apple along with the letters "R" and "K"; minor period entries in places], cover with rubbing on edges