Lot n° 1162

PAU, Jeroni Practica cancellariae apostolicae cum stylo & formis in romana curia usitatis (...) His in fine adiectum est prouinciale omnium ecclesiarum cathedralium universi orbis. 1546 M. Bonhomme for V. de Portonariis, 8vo, old blindstamped calf...

Estimation : 200 / 300
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
(repaired and rubbed), richly gilt spine, fore-edge titled, 303-[1]-40 pp. Good copy.
Survey of styles and procedures in use with the papal administration, collected by J. Pau (1458-1497), Barcelona canon, lawyer in the service of Pope Alexander VI, and Vatican librarian. Woodcut mark on titles. In italics. Old ownership entry on title. Old armorial bookpl. with device “Per arma iustitiae a dextris et a sinistris” (= 2Cor.6:7b-8a), perhaps a member of the Van Paffenrode family.
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