Gregorius Nyssenus. D. Gregorii Nyssae pontificis, Magni Basilii fratris, Doctissimus in hexaemeron commentarius. Aliquot tum eiusdem, tum aliorum auctorum orationes pulcherrimae, quarum argumenta in proxima pagina perspicies. Gregorij, rerum admirabilium effectoris, de anima libellus. Petro Francisco Zino, Veronensi, interprete. Venice: Sons of Aldo Manuzio, 1553

8vo (162 x 99 mm). Roman and italic type, 30 lines plus headline. Woodcut Aldine device on title-page and verso of Z7, historiated initials. collation: A-Z⁸ (l🦄acking Q8 and R8): 182 leaves. (Loss to upper corner of G6, washed.)

binding: Eighteenth-century vellum (168 x 115 mm), spine with semi-raised bands in five compartments, red and green morocco lettering-pi🍃eces, edges stained yellow. (Some loss to green lettering-piece.)

provenance: Unidentified owner, early inscription on title-page (washed) — Stelio Valentini, bookplate to pastedown, "Collezione Aldina di Stelio Valentini" — Christie's Rome, 14 June 2001, lot 318. acquisition: Purchased at Christie's via Michel Wittock. references: UCLA 440; Reno💟uard 155/1; Edit16 21751; USTC 834182