1573 WORKS of GREGORY of NYSSA antique VELLUM BOUND 16th CENTURY FOLIO

Gregory of Nyssa.

Divi Gregorii Nysseni episcopi, fratris Basilii Magni, omnia quae extant opera.
Hactenus studio virorum doctissimorum in latinum sermonem conversa.
 Editione omnium postrema.

 Paris, Nivellius; 1573

6 leaves, 966 columns, 12 leaves.


With woodcut printer's mark on the title page.


Original vellum (stained), spine with raised bands and manuscript title

- Not in Adams (cf. G 1113, 1571 edition in Basel). –


The works of Gregory of Nyssa, the younger brother of the more famous Basil the Great, whom the latter, against his will, made bishop of the Cappadocian city of Nyssa.


Title page with period manuscript ownership entry, frayed

Good interior, occasional toning

Folio. Size 9 by 13 1/4"

Text in Latin
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Gregory of Nyssa (c.?335 – c.?394), also known as Gregory Nyssen ,  was an early Christian theologian who served as the bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394.
He is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. Gregory, his elder brother Basil of Caesarea, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus are collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers.

Gregory lacked the administrative ability of his brother Basil or the contemporary influence of Gregory of Nazianzus, but he was an erudite Christian theologian who made significant contributions to the doctrine of the Trinity and the Nicene Creed. Gregory's philosophical writings were influenced by Origen. Since the mid-twentieth century, there has been a significant increase in interest in Gregory's works from the academic community, particularly involving universal salvation, which has resulted in challenges to many traditional interpretations of his theology.
Gregory is also notable for being the first person in recorded history to have written against all forms of slavery, declaring the institution inherently sinful.
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