1548 LACTANTIUS Divine Institutes antique 16th century

img{max-width:100%} Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius Divinarum institutionum libri VII. De ira Dei, lib. 1. De opificio Dei, lib. 1. Epitome in libros suos, liber acephalos. Lugduni (Lyon): Apud Ioan. Tornaesium & Gazeium; 1548Size 3 by 5 1/8"787 pp. 22 lvs.Leather bound, spine with 4 bands, richly decorated in giltSome wear of leather, some underlining, marginalia and coloring.Text in Latin=========================Lucius Caecilius Firmianus signo Lactantius (c. 250 – c. 325) was an early Christian author who became an advisor to Roman emperor, Constantine I, guiding his Christian religious policy in its initial stages of emergence, and a tutor to his son Crispus. His most important work is the Institutiones Divinae ("The Divine Institutes"), an apologetic treatise intended to establish the reasonableness and truth of Christianity to pagan critics.He is best known for his apologetic works, widely read during the Renaissance by humanists, who called Lactantius the "Christian C