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Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis, PII V. Pont. Max. iussu editum. Nunc pluribus quàm hactenus umquam figuris æneis illustratum
by Catholic Church; Christopher Plantin, Jan Moretus; Theodoor Galle, Pieter de Jode, and Charles Mallery (engravings)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Text in Latin. 2nd (enhanced) edition. Black straight-grain morocco leather over bevel-edge wood boards; gilt ruled frames on covers; brass clasps at fore edge; gilt title and rolls on spine; French Stormont pattern marbled end papers; two color print throughout; large font throughout; woodcut decorative drop-cap initials throughout. Clean covers and spine; front cover detached; light edge wear, somewhat heavier at cover fore corners; brass clasps are intact and VG condition; rear cover, spine and text block are tightly bound; lacking Title Page and 3 other prelim leaves (ll. *7, *8, **1) and 4 interior leaves including 4 plates (pp 56, 250, 264, 314; ll. D4b, Q5b, R4b, V5b,); 53 intact full page copperplate engravings and 35 (of 38) 1/3 page engraved tailpiece vignettes range from Good but light to Fine, though 1 plate has light ink attempt to cover angels privates (p. 662; l. Tt1b); few light smudges interior, otherwise very clean. Note that leaf *7 is lacking which has dedication or honors the pope; catchword at tail of l. *6b is 'PAV' indicating Pope Paul V (1605-1621) on missing leaf rather than Clement VIII (1592-1605) as in some copies. 23 x 17 cm; 696 pp.
Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18688
- Title
- Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis, PII V. Pont. Max. iussu editum. Nunc pluribus quàm hactenus umquam figuris æneis illustratum
- Author
- Catholic Church; Christopher Plantin, Jan Moretus; Theodoor Galle, Pieter de Jode, and Charles Mallery (engravings)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Antverpiae (Antwerp): Ex Officina Plantiniana, Apud Ioannem Moreti (Plantin-Moretus Press)
- Date Published
- 1609
- Keywords
- PLANTIN, MORETUS, GALLE, ENGRAVINGS, BOOK OF HOURS, DIVINE OFFICES, BREVIARY, LITURGY, WOODCUTS, POPE PAUL V, CLEMENT VIII
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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