Breviarium Romanum (4 volumes)

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4 Volumes, VG, 1770, complete. In uniform full red calf, decorative gilt edge tooling, royal? gilt coat of arms to each on upper and lower boards, corners worn. Spines, decorative gilt tooling, raised bands, gilt titles, edges worn. Internally, Vol 1, Pars Hiemalis, [1] ff, *2-*4, [4] ff, **-**4, [4]ff, ***-***4, [4] ff, ****-****2, [2] ff, [1] pp, 2-612 pp, {i-cclv), [1], r-r2, 1-24 pp, [1], 4 pls, 1 vignette, 8 large footers, some misnumbering. Vol 2, Pars Verna, [1] ff, *2-*4, [4], **-**4, [4], [1], 2-620 pp, (i-cclxvi), [5], [1], (3), [1], 5 pls, 7 large footers. Vol 3, Pars Aestiva, [1] ff, *2-*4, [4], **-**4, [4], (1), 2-644 pp, (i-ccxxix), [5], [7], [20], [1] small hole, 4 pls, 9 large footers. Vol 4, Pars Autumnalis, [2], *2-*4, [4], **-**4, [4], [1], 2-560 pp, (i-ccxlviii), [5], [1], (5), [1], 1, (4), 3 pls, 5 large footers. Each volume with rubricated titles and large vignette, 2 columns per page, in Latin, all text in red & black all edges gilt, each with a book label to fep (St Albans Cathedral Library). (Folio, 242*181 mm). Title continues: ex decreto sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum, S. Pii V. Pontificis Maximi jussu editum, et Clementis VIII. primu`m, nunc denuo` Urbani Papæ VIII. auctoritate recognitum : in quo omnia suis locis ad longum posita sunt, pro majori recitantium commoditate.