16th-Century Latin Translation of Ammonius of Alexandria's Consonance of the Four Gospels

Ammonius of Alexandria; Victor de Capua, trans. QUATUOR EVANGELIORUM CONSONANTIA, AB AMMONIO ALEXANDRINO CONGESTA, AC A VICTORE CAPUANO EPISCOPO TRANSLATA. Cologne: ex aedibus Eucharij Cervicorni, 1532. Vellum, yapp binding, all edges stained. 8vo; A8 A-R8(final blank); [16], 240 (i.e. 238), [32]pp. Italic type with Roman; text in Latin. With woodcut title page with architectural frame and Cleopatra below, one full-page woodcut of St. Jerome and the lion, woodcut initial and small illustration, printed marginalia. VD16 B4634; USTC 689184.
6 x 4 1/8 in.
Ammonius of Alexandria was a 3rd century philosopher who wrote about the Gospels. This title is the Latin translation from Bishop Victor de Capua.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
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Vellum with manuscript on front cover, staining, spine with discoloration and wear at head and tail with small losses, one corner bumped, binding tight; sticker and tearing at paste-down, occasional manuscript or underlining including on lower margin of title page, pages with toning, foxing and damp staining at margins, A2 with tiny loss, small wormhole impacting (2) gatherings; a good copy of this rare book.