[Rarebooks] FS: Finely printed/illustrated memorial volume of Pope Clement XI's 94 orations. Rome: 1722

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(CATHOLIC CHURCH) Clement XI, Pope. ...ORATIONES CONSISTORIALES. Rome: Jo: Mariam Salvioni. 1722. Tall folio (15-1/4" tall). vii,(1),307,(1)pp. Each page within a double ruled border. Title printed in red & black with a large engraved vignette. Added engraved title, Also a very fine full page engraving of Pope Clement seated, and a full page engraved coat-of-arms. Additionally illustrated with 219 (!) engraved head and tail pieces and large engraved historiated initials throughout. Orig. vellum, red morocco spine label. Some light foxing, but a fine copy.             $1,500.00 (trade discount allowed)
A memorial volume following the Pope's death in 1721, consisting of 94 orations given by the Pope to his Council on a wide variety of subjects, including four on missionary activity in China. This work was edited by the Pope's cousin, Italian Cardinal Annibale Albani (1682-1751).

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