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Io. VViclefi viri undiquaque pijs. Dialogoru[m] libri q[ua]ttuor quoru[m] primus diuinitate[m] : & ideas tractat, secu[n]dus uniuersaru[m] creatione[m] co[m]plectitur. Tertius de uirtutib[us] uitijsq[ue] ipsis co[n]trarijs copiosissime loq[ui]tur : quartus Ro. ecclesi[a]e sacrame[n]ta, eius pestifera[m] dotatione[m], anti christi regnu[m], fratru[m] fraudulenta[m] origine[m] atq[ue] eoru[m] hypocrisum, uariaq[ue] n[ost]ro aevo scitu dignissima, graphice p[er]stringit, qu[a]e ut essent in ue[n?]tu facilia, singuloru[m] libroru[m], tum caput, tum capitiis summa[m] indice praenotauimus

by: Wycliffe, John, -1384

Publication date: 1525

Topics: Catholic Church, Theology

Publisher: Basel : [s.n.] ;

Collection: bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: Latin

Place of imprint from colophon (verso of final leaf): "Excusum anno Christo nato MDXXV. Die VII Martij."

Signatures: Áœ B́ı C-2V́þ 2X́þ(-2X4)

C4 missigned C3; Leaves xxiiii, cxiiii misnumbered xiiii, cxxiiii, respectively

Title page with decorative, architectural woodcut border

With printed marginalia

BM (compact ed.)

Brunet

A summation of Wycliffe's philosophy and doctrine set in the form of a discussion between three persons: Alithia (representing "solid theology" ), Phronesis (representing "subtle and mature theology"), and Pseustis (representing "captious infidelity"), whose function is to bring out the truth by arguing and demonstrating against it

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) bound in modern, maroon morocco double-panelled in blind over bevelled edge boards. The spine is tooled in blind and stamped in gilt. All text block edges are gilt. The armorial bookplate of the Shirley family ("Shirley of Shirley: Deo Gratias") is present on the front pastedown. An article on this item from the BPL Quarterly is tipped onto the rear pastedown