Author: Ant. Galloni [Antionio Gallonio]
Title: Ant. Galloni Romani de Martyrum Cruciatibus Liber; Quo Instrumenta & Modi Quibus Ijdem Martyres Olim Torquebantur, Simul Perspicuè Descripta, & Tabulis Aeneis Accuratissimè Expressa Sunt
Description: Antverpiae [Antwerp], Sumptibus Andreae Frisi, 1668. Vellum. [24] 576 p.p. plus [48] p.p. index. 12mo. Full vellum. Spine lettered in ink. Engraved half-title page and engraved vignette on title-page. Features [44] engravings, illustrating numerous medieval torture methods and devices. Atonio Gallonio [1556-1605] was a Roman priest in the Congregation of the Oratory. Interested in the Martyrs, Gallonio studied the various methods of torture they endured, which resulted in a book about the subject, first appearing in Italy in 1591. .

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