‎Ecclesia Catholica - BREVIARIUM ROMANUM Plantin Moretus 1770 :‎
‎"BREVIARIUM ROMANUM 1770 Ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum, S.PII V. Pontificis Maximi jussu editum et Clementis VIII Primum nunc denuo Urbani Papae VIII auctoritate recognitum...Pars Verna; Pars Aestiva; Pars Autumnalis; Pars Hiemalis. (Four volumes)."‎

‎" Antverpiae (Antwerpen), ex Architypographia Plantiniana, 1770, four in-4° vols, 24 x 18 cm, two coloured title with engraved vignette + (30)(calender) + 620 pp + 4 full page engravings + ccxlviii pp + (5)+(1)(bl) + 3 + (1). title & cal. idem + 644 pp + 4 engr. + ccxxix pp + (5)+ (7) +(1)(bl)+(1)+(1)(bl). title & cal. idem + 560 + 3 engr. + cclxvj pp + (5)+(1)(bl)+5+(1)(bl)+4 ; title + (54)(calender) + 612 pp + cclv pp + (6) + (1)(bl). 4 uniformly bound volumes ; in full red morocco, intricate floral fillet on the covers, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. (Tail turn-in of one volume slightly torn, one vol. very slightly loose in binding, some slight soiling and thumbingat a few pages but still a nice and impressive set in a contemporary luxury binding). A rare complete set of a late 18th century liturgical edition by the Antwerp Plantin Press, illustrated with full page copperengravings, printed throughout in red and black, with vignettes and tailends printed either in red or black from woodengravings. The breviary was one of the most important liturgical books in the Roman catholic church. These in-4° editions served for the daily readings by the religious communities. Because of this daily manipulating and the rather regularly changings of the texts, which led to the discarting of outdated versions; complete and good copies of pre-1800 breviaries are very rare,even more so in a luxury binding."‎

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