2. Roma, Civiltà Cattolica, 1860, in-8° booklet, 13 pp, sewn, orig. printed wrapper. Latin text with Italian translation, about the invasion of the Papal States by the Piemont army.
Ecclesia Catholica - BREVIARIUM ROMANUM - Pope PIUS IX (provenance - binding) :
Reference : 54229
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...
BALDINI, Baron P.D. Cost. - Prince de Chimay ( translator ) - Pope PIUS IX - Giovanni MASTAI-FERRETTI :
Reference : 40273
Bruxelles, H. Goemaere, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1866, in-4°, 26,5 x 20 cm, 100 pp + 2 folding tables, sewn, orig. printed wrapper, wrapper soiled and slightly damaged (no loss of text), interior fine and unopened. Text in French. Livre en français. Five-yearly report with statistics of the Papal State. The French were strongly involved as protectors of the Pope's sovereignty hence this French translation of the report. Ca. 20 pp deal with the archeaological and art restoration projects organised in the Papal States especially in Rome.
TWEED John ( publisher ) - Pope PIUS IX - archbischop of Glasgow Charles Petre EYRE :
Reference : 46203
2. Glasgow, John Tweed, 1870, printed letter of 4 pp, no wrapper. ( 2 pages printed, 2 pages blank). Published by John Tweed this letter relates the awarding to John Tweed of a gold medal by the pope. Tweed receives this medal for publishing the book '' The Catholic History of Scotland''. In fact this is, in disguise, a prospectus for this book.
BOUIN Louis-Parfait , curé ( author ) - BOURGOIN ( photographer in Niort - France ) - Monseigneur PIE Bishop of Poitiers ( promotor ) - Pope Pius IX ( original author ) :
Reference : 44886
"0. Niort, photographer Bourgoin ; Sainte-Blandine (near Niort) , Pierre Bouin abbé ( manuscript's author) , 13 januari 1867. Photography album , in-4°, 28 x 24 cm, contains 51 original photographs (albumine prints), mounted on 26 board leaves. Bound in half cloth, partially disbound, spine missing, interior fine. Kept in a purposely made red cloth box. The album consists of 4 introductary photographs and 47 photographs which reproduce the actual manuscript. The first photo '' Avertissement'' contains a text with the history and the purpose of the publication. The second photo is a compilation of the 17 portraits of the participants at the project. Prominently figuring are the photographer and the author-writer . This must be the first fac-simile of a Western illuminated manuscript where both the photographer and the scribe are portrayed. Phot. 3 and 4 ; portrait of Pope Pius IX ; and title page. The manuscript is a translation in the French dialect of the Poitevin region ( South-west France) of a papal decree (Bulle) promulgating the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary, made in Rome on december 8th 1854 . Early photographic reproduction of the neo-gothic manuscript ( 19th c. imitation of the 14th-15th c. style). ( The first known photographic reproduction was made by Camille Sylvi in 1860 of the Sforza manuscript). Very rare. We found only three listings in the OCLC catalogue ( Paris, London and Vancouver )."
4. Romae (Rome), Ex Typographia Polyglotta, 1876, in-8°, xlix + 355 pp, contemporary half leather. (Roman catholic index of forbidden books, censorship).