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BESSARION, Cardinal.
In calumniatorem Platonis libri quatuor
[
and other
texts]. [8], 112 leaves. Folio, 324x215 mm, contemporary limp vellum with external lacing
on spine, thong ties lacking; minor stains and soiling on title, 2 small wormholes affecting a
few letters on verso, insignificant marginal dampstaining at beginning and end, occasional
early underscoring and marginalia.
(
Venice: House of Aldus, July 1503)
[15,000/25,000]
FIRST ALDINE EDITION
of the chief work by the Greek émigré scholar and religious leader
(1403-72),
originally published in 1469, defending Platonism and its compatibility with
Christianity in response to an attack by the Aristotelian George of Trebizond. Renouard, page
40(5);
New UCLA 75; see lot 55.
