Milan Edition of Maffei's Biography of Ignatius of Loyola
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Milan Edition of Maffei's Biography of Ignatius of Loyola
Giovanni Pietro Maffei. DE VITA ET MORIBUS IGNATII LOIOLE, QUI SOCIETATEM IESU FUNDAUIT LIBRI III. Milan: Apud Pacificum Pontium, 1586. Later vellum, label and gilt on spine, all edges speckled. 8vo; +12 A-R8 S4(last two leaves errata and blank); [24], 276, [4]pp. Roman type; text in Latin. With woodcut device on title page, woodcut initials and ornaments. Edit16 24394; USTC 839499.
6 x 4 1/4 in.
Giovanni Pietro Maffei (Italy, ca. 1536-1603) was a professor, historian, and Jesuit, and the author of several historical and religious texts including this book on the life of the founder of the Society of Jesus.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Giovanni Pietro Maffei. DE VITA ET MORIBUS IGNATII LOIOLE, QUI SOCIETATEM IESU FUNDAUIT LIBRI III. Milan: Apud Pacificum Pontium, 1586. Later vellum, label and gilt on spine, all edges speckled. 8vo; +12 A-R8 S4(last two leaves errata and blank); [24], 276, [4]pp. Roman type; text in Latin. With woodcut device on title page, woodcut initials and ornaments. Edit16 24394; USTC 839499.
6 x 4 1/4 in.
Giovanni Pietro Maffei (Italy, ca. 1536-1603) was a professor, historian, and Jesuit, and the author of several historical and religious texts including this book on the life of the founder of the Society of Jesus.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
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Boards extremely sturdy, but with wormholes and trails, some discoloration; interior with occasional light foxing, mostly at title page and endpapers; insect damage throughout; one page with ink marginalia otherwise pages extremely crisp and unmarked; an uncommon edition of this religious text.
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Milan Edition of Maffei's Biography of Ignatius of Loyola
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