Author: Novarini,Aloysii (ie. Aloysius Novarinus (Luigi))
Title: ELECTA SACRA in quibus quam ex Latino, Graeco, ex Latino, Graeco et Hebraico fonte; quam ex Hebraeorum, Gentiliumque ritibus nonnulla divinarum litterarum loca aut novo explicatu donantur .. subque AGNO EUCHARISTICO ita de augustissimo, Deoque ipso diuite Eucharistiae sacramento, eius institutione, excellentia, laudibus .. mysteriis, figuris, ritibus .. ex prophana, & ex nostra schola mutuata publicae notitiae, utilitati publicae exponantur. His insertae variae formae Eucharisticae, ex multis orbis partibus ad nos transmissae, aeri incisae.
Description: Lugduni (ie Lyon, Laurentius Durand 1638 Allegorical large copperplate printer's mark + 28 copperplate engravings half being full page plates most of the others nearly full page also. Of the hosts, Monstrances and tabernacle etc. + nice foliated initials,. Tall folio blindstamped pig on bevelled wooden boards with 5 raised bands 5 concentric foliated/decorated panels separated by tooled rules central coat of arms in blind with corner fleurons on 5 raised bands leather gilt spine label lacking clasps (top compartment of spine with leather damage/corners worn/some scrapes but hinges sound) all edges blue. Half title + Titlepage +[8pp]=dedic.+To reader +Approbations [32pp]=contents 407pp +[82pp indexes] Inside of front board repaired. TP with old inscription Monastary Schyrensis else very clean neat copy in double columns with printed side notes and includes Hebrew & italic fonts. Deals with the diversity of rites and ceremonies in a fine pig binding complete and without foxing or staining and nice detailed illustrations.

Keywords: blindstamped pig illustrated rites ceremonies


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