‎PIAZZA Bartolomeo Carlo ( 1632 - 1713 ) :‎
‎Necrologia overo Discorso De Misteri de Sacri Riti, e Ceremonie Ecclesiastiche ne Funerali , et Esequie de Morti.‎

‎5. Roma, Nella Stamperia del Bernabò , 1711, small in-4°, 21,5 x 16 cm, (8)nn pp + 79 pp + (1)nn pp (sonnet). Bound in contemporary full vellum, inner joints cracked, some slight foxing and soiling but still a good copy. Rare curious work on the funeral rites, written by a Roman roman catholic canon. It deals with the lay out and the cloths of the body, embalming, bell ringing, use of incense, chant and music, hearse , period of mourning and the function of the caretaker... The author refers extensively to the customs in classical Rome and in the early days of the Church. Text in Italian..‎

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