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1950. Presumed first edition thus. (31), 509pp. The Summa Theologiae or Summa Theologica (Summary of Theology), is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), a scholastic theologian and Doctor of the Church. It is a compendium of all of the main theological teachings of the Catholic Church, intended to be an instructional guide for theology students, including seminarians and the literate laity. Presenting the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West, topics of the Summa follow the following cycle: God; Creation, Man; Man's purpose; Christ; the Sacraments; and back to God. Although unfinished, it is regarded as one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influential works of Western literature. The Summa is structured into 3 Parts ("Pt."), subdivided into: 614 Questions (quaestiones; or "QQ"), subdivided into: 3,125 Articles ("Art.") The volume for sale is No. 15 of a German language edition, with notes in Latin. and contains Part II (II), QQ 1-16. The book is bound in the original black cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with bumping to the top of the spine. The contents are tight and clean with pencil lines drawn on the fore margin of some of the early pages. There are several loosely inserted items of paper ephemera and cards and there are notes on the front free endpaper and a circular private ex-libris stamp on the front fixed endpaper. The unclipped dustwrapper has shelf wear with some soiling and the spine is browned with some water staining. The corners and spine ends are bumped and nicked with small pieces missing from the top of the spine. There are a few small tears on the edges and a larger tear of about 3/4" on the bottom front corner. Seller Inventory # gGermanLang02
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Summa Theologica - Glaube als Tugend (Band ...
Publisher: F.H. Kerle & Anton Pustet, Munchen [Munich] & Salzburg
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Black Cloth Hardback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: Presumed First Edition Thus
