Olivi and Franciscan Poverty. The Origins of the Usus Pauper Controversy
by Burr, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0812281519
- ISBN 13
- 9780812281514
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0812281519 . Xii, 211, [iv] pp. Bibliography, index. Octavo. Glossy black dust jacket with medieval red initial "O" has minor shelf wear. Book itself has pencil erasure on first free endpaper, otherwise clean and tight. A very nice copy. A look at Peter Olivi's insistence on the Franciscan vow of poverty and how it changed the order in the 1200s and beyond. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12144
- Title
- Olivi and Franciscan Poverty. The Origins of the Usus Pauper Controversy
- Author
- Burr, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0812281519
- ISBN 13
- 9780812281514
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 0812281519, Poverty_vows, Franciscans, Olivi, Holy_orders
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Western Europe; Medieval Studies; Religion - Monasticism;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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