‎Ecclesia Catholica - BREVIARIUM ROMANUM - Pope PIUS IX (provenance - binding) :‎
‎Breviarium Romanum ex decreto SS Concilii Tridentini restitutum. S.Pii V. Pontificis Maximi jussu editum Clementis VIII et Urbani VIII. auctoritate recognitum cum Officcis Sanctorum...‎

‎ Roma, ex Typographia Tiberina, 1856, in-folio, 30 x 21 cm. XL pp + engraved frontispiece (R. Persichim) + 993 pp + CCCLXIX pp + 13 pp. Entirely printed in red & black. [Binding] Bound in full red morocco. Both covers richly decorated with large gilt flowers and petals within baroque frames. In the centre the coat of arms of pope Pius IX. All edges gilt, richly decorated spine. Paste downs in white silk paper within a gilt decorated red leather frame. First fly leaf also in silk paper. Binding signed on the first paste down ''L. Olivieri''. Binding very well preserved with only minimal traces of use or wear. One very tiny perpendicular wormhole at the lower end of the spine (hardly noticeable). Interior without stains, thumbing or foxing. With a printed (undecipherable) ex-libris tipped on to the first paste down. [Provenance]. This ''Breviarium'' decorated with the coat of arms of Pope Pius IX belonged certainly to the series of liturgical books intended to be presented by the pope to important visitors. Pope Pius IX ( Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti 1792 - 1878) is regarded as the longest reigning pope in history (from 1846 till 1878). During his reign the Vatican lost his worldly powers. He tried to contain the damage done to the Church by the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. For this purpose he declared e.g. the infallibility of the pope, the immaculate conception of Mary...‎

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