Description: S. IOANNIS DAMASCENI HISTORIA DE VITIS ET REBUS GESTIS SANCTORUM BARLAAM EREMITAE & JOSAPHAT REGIS INDORUM, GEORGIO TRAPEZUNTIO INTERPRETE IN EANDEM SCHOLIA ALOISII LIPPOMANI VERONEOSIS EPISCOPI D. IOANNIS CHRYSOSTOMI DE COMPARATIONE REGIS & MONACHI GERMANO BRIXIO INTERPRETE INDEX MATERIARUM LOCUPLETIS ANTUERPIAE APUD IOANNEM BELLERUM SUB AQUILA AUREA Very scarce not dated edition but of around 1580 of the famous legend "Barlaam Iosaphat". The tale, attribuited to Saint John of Damascus (676-749) and very popular in Middle Age talks about the conversion of Iosafat for the merit of the Heremit Barlaam. It seems that the history was in reality compared on the model of the happening of conversion of Buddha. Saint John of Damascus was declaired doctor of church in 1890. Work redacted by Georges Trapezuntius. At the end of the volume the brief work "De comparatione regis et monachi" by Giovanni Cristostomo by Germain Brice. Ancient signature in the title page and underlinings inside. Beautiful full parchment coeval cover with manuscripted title in the spine. Very scarce work. Collationed and complete. Full parchment coeval cover of the XVII century with manuscripted title in the spine in good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Spine covered by parchment (see the photo). Binding in good conditions. Inside pages are in good conditions with occasional foxings. Worming in the right edge: in pag. (20), 43, 67, 113, 305, 329, 353 with no loss of text. In pag. 19, 91, 161 with loss of some portion of letter. Humidity stains in the lower edge of the first 4 pages. In 24. Dim. 13x8 cm. Pp. (36)+370+(24). Economy shipping: USA Canada Euro 12,00 (10-15 working days), UE Euro 9,00 (5-8 working days). The rest of the world: Please ask