Constitutiones ordinis fratrum eremitarum Sancti Augustini : nuper recognitae, & in ampliorem formam ac ordinem redactae.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Augustinians
Format:	Book
Language:	Latin
Published:	Mexici : Excudebat Petrus Ocharte cum licencia, Anno. 1587.
Subjects:	Augustinians > Constitution > Early works to 1800. Augustinians > Rules > Early works to 1800. Augustinians > Missions > Mexico > Early works to 1800. Mexico > Church history > 16th century. Augustinians. Missions. Mexico. 1500-1599 Church history. Early works. Rules. Vellum bindings (Binding) Branded edges (Provenance) > Mexico > 16th century.

Description
Item Description:	"An excessively rare production of the Mexico press of the sixteenth century"--Sabin (57519). Woodcut title vignette of the Crucifixion with Saint Augustine and legend "Augustinus lux doctorum malleus haereticorum"; coat of arms; half-page woodcut ill. of the Christ Child on folio 9 recto, full-page woodcut of the Virgin and Child on folio 2L4 recto. Two states of title page noted; in some copies "fratrum" and "eremitarum" are misspelled as "frartum" and "eremitraum". See García Icazbalceta and Medina. Foliation errors: 67 misnumbered as 61, 115 as 119, 119 as 115, and 207 as 297. Signatures: *⁸ A-2K⁸ 2L⁴. Decorative initials and tail-piece; side notes. Verso of final leaf blank. Includes index. "A Mexican printing of the regulations for the Order of St. Augustine, following an earlier printing from 1556. 3 traced in OCLC."--Vendor's description. The Cushing Library/Colonial Mexican Collection copy contains ephemera: Swann auction lot number 265.
Physical Description:	8 unnumbered leaves, 225 leaves, 43 unnumbered leaves : illustrations, coat of arms ; 15 cm (octavo)
Place of Publication:	Mexico -- Mexico City.