[Breviary] Das geistliche Seelenmahl oder Officium für die Abgestorbenen

  • Engraved title in each volume (vols. II-IV reading “Unser Lieben Frauen …”). 189; [2], 193-390; [2], 393-590; 190 pp. 8vo
  • Brünn: Johann Paul Krauss, 1760
By (Binding, Italian, Armorial)
Brünn: Johann Paul Krauss, 1760. Engraved title in each volume (vols. II-IV reading “Unser Lieben Frauen …”). 189; [2], 193-390; [2], 393-590; 190 pp. 8vo. Contemporary Italian binding of full brown morocco, covers gilt with two outer border rolls, corner-pieces, and arms (of Prince-Bishopric of Trent?), spine gilt in six compartments, a.e.g., Dutch gilt endpapers. Light wear to corners, else fine. In original morocco pull-off case, tooled in gilt to match, lined with Dutch gilt paper. Some wear and splitting to edges of box. Engraved title in each volume (vols. II-IV reading “Unser Lieben Frauen …”). 189; [2], 193-390; [2], 393-590; 190 pp. 8vo. A beautiful Italian armorial binding of the mid 18th-century, similar in style to those promoted by the Salvioni firm, in the original pull-off case. OCLC locates only one copy of this scarce German breviary, in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

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