Order Malta (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 128 pages. 7.80x5.30x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1860 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 44 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Volume pam.

With lith. title, 18 mostly full-page illustrations (among them there are the color lithogr. frontispiece-portrait of Carl Prince of Prussia, 2 lithogr. color portraits of the Knights, 1 folded map of the Holy Land, plans of Jerusalem, Valetta and the Islands of Rhodes, Malta, Gozo and Comino, etc.), and some further illustrations in the text (Sonnenburg, etc.). XVI, 896 pp. 4to (260 x 200 mm). Contemp. decorated red cloth, all edges gilt (slightly worn). Berlin, Martin Berendt, 1859. First edition of this history of the Order of St. John by the Prussian officer A. v. Winterfeld (1824-1888). The Order of St. John of Jerusalem was founded in 1099. The Catholic Order of Malta is linked to the Holy See, but is independent and a sovereign subject of international law. The Bailiwick of Brandenburg became protestant in the 16th century, and is a branch from the same tree.- A good copy. - Hellwald, p. 36. ORDER OF ST. JOHN ; ORDER OF MALTA ;

Fine etched title with the figures of Faith, Charity, and Hope, 1 plate showing the investiture of Hughes de Loubens-Verdale as cardinal, engraved divisional title, 12 plates with 48 portrait medallions engraved by Philippe Thomassin, 1 plate (portraits of the last 3 Grand Masters) signed by Gijsbert van Veen, 1 plate (portrait of Loubens-Verdale, unsigned); 21 large etchings in a brownish tint incl. 1 map of Malta and 1 plan of Valletta, all surrounded by fine woodcut borders (4 variants). 3 leaves, 203 (1) pp., 4 unn. pp., (1) blank leaf, 8 leaves index (title to index within wide woodcut border, with red cardinal's hat over the coat of arms of Loubens-Verdale). Small folio. Old stiff boards (using a leaf of a Hebraic ms.). (Rome, Typografia del Popolo Romano, 1588). First edition of this new revision of the statutes of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, founded in 1099. This is one of the finest illustrated books of the Roman mannerism. Its woodcut material is borrowed from the Blado edition of 1556. The splendid work contains portraits of 52 dignitaries, from the Blessed Gérald, and Raimond du Puy, who set down the rules in 1137, to Grand Master Hugues de Loubens-Verdale. They are the work of Philippe Thomassin (1562-1622) from Troyes, one of the best engravers of his time, teacher of Jacques Callot and Nicolas Cochin. The other illustrations show, with great accuracy of costumes, scenes representing the order's central tenets, ideological and charitable aims. Many of the plates show the Grand-Master Hugues de Loubens-Verdale and in two of these he is seen being made a Cardinal by Sictus V, an event which ocurred in 1587. Of great importance are the maps of Malta and Valetta, the city which had been built by the Grand-Master Jean Parisot de la Vallette (1494-1568) following the unsuccessful siege of the Turks in 1565; the Order had been invested with the island in 1530 by Emperor Charles V. Thereafter the Catholic branch changed the name into "Order of Malta". The fine, unsigned title-page with its elongated figures is similar to the work of Jacques Bellange. This copy includes 8ff. "Index materium" by Tolomeo Veltroni, from which the date is taken. - Light waterstain in lower edge, first 2 leaves carefully restored (no loss), altogether a good copy. - Mortimer (Italian) 273 (in detail, with illus.: "not all copies contain the index"); STC (Italian) 358; Lipperheide Of 3; Adams J-151, J-152, J-284; Sotheby's, Schäfer Coll. I (Italian Books) 104; Hellwald, p. 216. ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (BEFORE 1900) ; ORDER OF ST. JOHN ; RELIGION / THEOLOGY ; ORDER OF MALTA ; HISTORY (KULTURGESCHICHTE) ;

4to. 1 p. on bifolium. To a member of the Sicilian noble family Requesens in Turin, concerning letters of exchange: "Sotto li 4 del corr.te accusai a V.a Ecc.la la ricevuta della cambiale di 1000 [.]". - With collector's note in ink and pencil. Well preserved.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1885 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 189 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 189.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.