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ALVARI PELAGII
De planctu Ecclesiae libri duo.
Venice, Francesco Sansovino; 1560.
Original blind tooled pigskin over wooden boards, spine with raised bands, lacks clasps.
An important Venetian edition of the main work of the Galician canon lawyer Alvaro Pelayo (in Portuguese Alvaro Pais and in Latin Alvarus Pelagius), Bishop of Silves and confessor of Pope John XXII, who died in 1349
Some wormholes to the binding and part of the interior. Lacks endpapers.
Dampstain to the beginning and the end of the bookblock
Otherwise very clean and crispy leaves
Small folio. Size 8.5 by 12 inches
Text in Latin
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Reserve: $803.00
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De planctu Ecclesiae libri duo.
Venice, Francesco Sansovino; 1560.
Original blind tooled pigskin over wooden boards, spine with raised bands, lacks clasps.
An important Venetian edition of the main work of the Galician canon lawyer Alvaro Pelayo (in Portuguese Alvaro Pais and in Latin Alvarus Pelagius), Bishop of Silves and confessor of Pope John XXII, who died in 1349
Some wormholes to the binding and part of the interior. Lacks endpapers.
Dampstain to the beginning and the end of the bookblock
Otherwise very clean and crispy leaves
Small folio. Size 8.5 by 12 inches
Text in Latin
Please see my other auctions
Reserve: $803.00
Shipping:
Your purchase is protected:
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Chairish Auctions specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Chairish Auctions within 5 days of receiving the item.
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
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