Opera. Con : De divinis institutionibus; De ira dei; De opificio dei vel de formatione hominis; De phoenice carmen. Epitome divinarum institutionum [cap. LVI-LXXIII]. Add : Venantius Fortunatus

This edition of the works of Lactantius, published in Venice in 1472, stands as a notable example of early incunabula production by the partnership of Johannes de Colonia and Johannes Manthen. Created during the rapid expansion of the printing trade in Italy, this volume served to preserve the influential patristic writings of the North African Christian apologist, whose work was highly valued by Renaissance humanists for its elegant Latin prose and synthesis of classical rhetoric with Christian theology.

The physical design of this edition follows the scholarly standards of the time, utilizing a clear Roman typeface that moved away from the complex Gothic scripts of earlier years to align with the humanist preference for readability and classical structure. By incorporating works such as 'De divinis institutionibus' and 'De ira dei', the printers provided a critical resource for contemporary theological study, contributing to the broader dissemination of late antique thought throughout the European academic circles of the late fifteenth century.