Caeremoniale episcoporum iussu Clementis VIII. Pont. Max. [...].

4to: [8]-349 (= 353)-[14, 1 bl.] pp. (minor spotting and soiling).

Old gold-tooled red morocco, covers with gilt ruled frames and corner pcs, gilt spine with 4 raised bands, a.e.g. (sl. loosening, rubbed, front joint splitting, head and corners def.). Good copy.

1st ed. of a manual describing the Church services to be performed by bishops of the Latin Rite. Also publ. in folio-size. 1 full-page and some 70 half-page engravings. Title in red and black; headlines and chapter headings in red. Printed within ruled border.
Ref. Edit16 11270. - STC Italian (BL) 387. - Not in Adams.
Prov. Unidentified large bishop’s arms on cover. - Old ownership entries. - Libr. stamp.
Joined: Missale cisterciense juxta Romani recogniti correctionem authoritate superiorum. Secundo editum. Paris, S. Mabre-Cramoisy, 1669. Folio (lacking 26 ff. in prelims; 1st ff. dampstained). Contemp. gold-tooled red morocco, covers orn. with central gilt religious panels, ruled with blind and gilt fillets, gilt orn. flat spine, a.e.g. (much rubbed, repairs). Illustrated with 5 full-page plates.