1567 - Neoplatonist Work Ordered To Be Destroyed By The Inquisition
Born around 1500 in Veroli, Italy, Paleario was a prominent scholar and thinker during the Renaissance. He studied Greek, philosophy, and law. His poem On The Immortality of the Soul, greatly influenced by the Neoplatonic ideas current in his time, is published in this volume. Paleario was also notable for his reformist views. He promoted ideological openness, freedom of conscience, the proper education of children and the eradication of outdated approaches to women and their gender status. Paleario’s radical reformism caught the eye of the Roman Inquisition. He would be hanged on July 3, 1570 in Rome, branded as heretical and accused of professing beliefs contrary to the precepts of the Catholic Church. Paleario's writings were considered so potent and dangerous that the Inquisition ordered the destruction of his works after his execution. This volume from 1567 is thus notable for having survived the Inquisition’s fires. It was published by Thomas Guarinum, who was a well-respected humanist printer based in Basel, Switzerland. This volume represents the opportunity to own a book, published during his lifetime, of a poet, scholar, and thinker who was ultimately willing to die for his views.
1567. Aonio Paleario. AONII PALEARII VERULANI. Basel: Apud Thomam Guarinum. Modern half bound over paper boards, all edges stained red. 8vo; A-z8 Aa-Qq8; 609, [15]pp. Italic type; text in Latin. With index, woodcut device on title page, and woodcut initials. VD16 P110. 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. Boards scuffed and stained, with edgewear, spine discolored and with significant loss, yet binding sturdy; 18th-century writing with previous owner's name on free endpaper; occasional small stain or chip; pages lightly toned, clean and crisp overall.
Born around 1500 in Veroli, Italy, Paleario was a prominent scholar and thinker during the Renaissance. He studied Greek, philosophy, and law. His poem On The Immortality of the Soul, greatly influenced by the Neoplatonic ideas current in his time, is published in this volume. Paleario was also notable for his reformist views. He promoted ideological openness, freedom of conscience, the proper education of children and the eradication of outdated approaches to women and their gender status. Paleario’s radical reformism caught the eye of the Roman Inquisition. He would be hanged on July 3, 1570 in Rome, branded as heretical and accused of professing beliefs contrary to the precepts of the Catholic Church. Paleario's writings were considered so potent and dangerous that the Inquisition ordered the destruction of his works after his execution. This volume from 1567 is thus notable for having survived the Inquisition’s fires. It was published by Thomas Guarinum, who was a well-respected humanist printer based in Basel, Switzerland. This volume represents the opportunity to own a book, published during his lifetime, of a poet, scholar, and thinker who was ultimately willing to die for his views.
1567. Aonio Paleario. AONII PALEARII VERULANI. Basel: Apud Thomam Guarinum. Modern half bound over paper boards, all edges stained red. 8vo; A-z8 Aa-Qq8; 609, [15]pp. Italic type; text in Latin. With index, woodcut device on title page, and woodcut initials. VD16 P110. 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. Boards scuffed and stained, with edgewear, spine discolored and with significant loss, yet binding sturdy; 18th-century writing with previous owner's name on free endpaper; occasional small stain or chip; pages lightly toned, clean and crisp overall.
Born around 1500 in Veroli, Italy, Paleario was a prominent scholar and thinker during the Renaissance. He studied Greek, philosophy, and law. His poem On The Immortality of the Soul, greatly influenced by the Neoplatonic ideas current in his time, is published in this volume. Paleario was also notable for his reformist views. He promoted ideological openness, freedom of conscience, the proper education of children and the eradication of outdated approaches to women and their gender status. Paleario’s radical reformism caught the eye of the Roman Inquisition. He would be hanged on July 3, 1570 in Rome, branded as heretical and accused of professing beliefs contrary to the precepts of the Catholic Church. Paleario's writings were considered so potent and dangerous that the Inquisition ordered the destruction of his works after his execution. This volume from 1567 is thus notable for having survived the Inquisition’s fires. It was published by Thomas Guarinum, who was a well-respected humanist printer based in Basel, Switzerland. This volume represents the opportunity to own a book, published during his lifetime, of a poet, scholar, and thinker who was ultimately willing to die for his views.
1567. Aonio Paleario. AONII PALEARII VERULANI. Basel: Apud Thomam Guarinum. Modern half bound over paper boards, all edges stained red. 8vo; A-z8 Aa-Qq8; 609, [15]pp. Italic type; text in Latin. With index, woodcut device on title page, and woodcut initials. VD16 P110. 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. Boards scuffed and stained, with edgewear, spine discolored and with significant loss, yet binding sturdy; 18th-century writing with previous owner's name on free endpaper; occasional small stain or chip; pages lightly toned, clean and crisp overall.