Bibliotheca Ritualis. 2 vols (set) (vol II divided into 2 parts)

ZACCARIA, Francisco Antonio

Published by Ottavio Puccinelli for Venantio Monaldini, 1781

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~DATE RANGE: 1776-1781. ~FULL TITLE: Bibliotheca Ritualis concinnatum opus a Francisco Antonio Zaccaria ac duos in tomos tributum quorum alter de libris ipsis ritualibus alter de illorum explanatoribus agit. Tomus I / II ~Nineteenth-century half tree calf, paper printed with tree calf design to boards. Raised bands, gilt floral decor, one brown gilt and one green gilt label per spine. All edges speckled dark red. Small folios (22 x 29.3cm). Hinges sound. Marbled endpapers, uncracked at gutters. Half titles. Title page for vol II part I, dated 1778. Separate title page for vol. II, part II, dated 1781, with imprint 'ex typographio fratrum Puccinelli'. All title pages printed in red & black, with woodcut arms of their respective dedicatees. Small neat library stamps of St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, to front title pages of both vols. A little minor foxing. Contents: Vol. I: De libris ad sacros utriusque ecclesiae orientalis et occidentalis ritus pertinentibus. Vol. II part I: De librorum ritualium explanatoribus. Vol. II part II: Supplementa continens praemisso cl. viri Joannis Maldonati inedito De caeremoniis tractatu; cui praeter adnotationes adcedit gemina editoris dissertatio. Head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials . Two headpieces signed by the woodcutter, Ignazio Lucchesini (fl. 1739 - fl. 1762). Francesco Antonio Zaccaria (1714-1795), Italian theologian and historian, appointed professor of church history at the Sapienza and director of the Accademia de'Nobili Ecclesiastici by Pius VI. This history of the liturgy, with an extensive historical bibliography, is one of the most significant of Zaccaria's many works. Excellent attractive set.~Robust packaging. All UK orders trackable, others on request. Size: lxxxviii, 364 + xvi, 468, 16, ccclxivpp. Seller Inventory # EE4575

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Title: Bibliotheca Ritualis. 2 vols (set) (vol II ...

Publisher: Ottavio Puccinelli for Venantio Monaldini

Publication Date: 1781

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Very Good+

Book Type: Binding tight, text unmarked