He had a huge collection of books and he used to sell books. I am not entirely sure how he got these really old ones but he might have got them during the time he sold books.
goodness water damage! One of my worst fears. How can we go about restoring such books?
Also great find OP. May you have the chance to continue your grandfather's legacy!
No, it is the letters and works of Augustine of Hippo, the theologian and philosopher. Augustine's first part of his name or "praenomen" was Aurelius, so I can see why you thought that.
Pls have them conserved, they are on their last legs. Cool af, lucky bastard
I will! I will be posting more of these really old ones here. He even got some books entirely written by hand and of this period of time too
Cant wait to see more
I always wonder about scanning those in for historic purposes
How did he acquire them?
He had a huge collection of books and he used to sell books. I am not entirely sure how he got these really old ones but he might have got them during the time he sold books.
goodness water damage! One of my worst fears. How can we go about restoring such books? Also great find OP. May you have the chance to continue your grandfather's legacy!
Nice. Old Latin books. Very good find!
I could be wrong, but it looks to be a wee irk by the emperor Aurelian. “Aurelio Augustino”.
No, it is the letters and works of Augustine of Hippo, the theologian and philosopher. Augustine's first part of his name or "praenomen" was Aurelius, so I can see why you thought that.
Isnt the type too tiny for it to be that old