[Mirabilia Roma Urbis BOUND with Indulgentiae Ecclesiarum Urbis Rome ]

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Edité par Marcello Silber, Rome, 1522

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Very scarce post-incunable edition of the famous marvels of the City of Rome, bound, as is common, with a work on the indulgences of the churches of Rome. With 8 full page woodcuts, papal arms and large initial. In two parts: [55] (of 56) , + [8] ff. [A8-g8 (missing a1) plus the 8 unnumbered leaves of the Mirabilia without signatures or catch phrases.] Printing information on the Indulgentiae on g8 (lacks title with image of wolf feeding the twins). Leaves have old hand-inked page numbers continuous through both parts. Small marks and occasional light stains,first few leaves have damp mark at bottom edge, first leaf has marginal losses at bottom and stronger marks, old neat ink notation at top of leaf, date of 1522 written in, top of leaf has papal seal of Hadrian VI (1522-1523). The Mirabilia has no title, colophon nor illustration, it is 22/23 lines with the only woodcut being the small first initial. In renewed leather boards with a new handsome spine with 5 raised bands and gilt. Renewed endpapers. Handsomely printed in Gothic type with 8 magnificent full page woodcuts plus the insignia on a2. The lines on the legendary Pope Joan have been neatly crossed out. The Mirabilia Romae is a rare text, one of the first printed guide books to the marvels of the Eternal City. The tradition of the Mirabilia started in the medieval period as a guide for the use of Pilgrims, combining Christian beliefs and the mythology and history of Rome. "Unhampered by any very accurate knowledge of the historical continuity of the city, the unknown author has described the monuments of Rome, displaying a considerable amount of inventive faculty," according to the Catholic Encyclopedia. The printer of this work is Marcello Silber, who ran the family establishment in Rome until 1527. His father, Eucharius Silber, had printed a number of earlier editions of the Mirabilia, including a 1491 incunable edition. This work with its wonderful woodcut illustrations is scarce in any edition. The Indulgentie conforms to G-250 of Rossetti's Rome I, with 24 lines. We have not been able to identify which Mirabilia Rome Urbis this is: although the printing looks like Silber, the paper is not the same as the Indulgentiae and as far as we can tell it does not conform to any of the Mirabilia in OCLC, Rossetti, Sander, nor USTC. A very attractive copy inside and out. Provenance: the Joseph Mendham collection. ; Woodcut; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 55 + 8 pages.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9527

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: [Mirabilia Roma Urbis BOUND with Indulgentiae Ecclesiarum Urbis Rome ]
• Éditeur: Marcello Silber, Rome
• Date de parution: 1522
• Reliure: Leather
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: No Dust Jacket
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Incunable & Early Printed - 1500s
  • History: Ancient
  • Illustrated Books
  • Religion - Church History
  • Travel/Adventure