Pontificale Romanum Clementis VIII Ac Urbani VIII A Benedicto XIV Recognitum et Castigatum
or
The Roman Pontifical of Clement VIII and Urban VIII, Revised and Corrected by Benedict XIV

1845 RARE

  • Pars Prima = “Part One” or “First Part”
  • Mechliniae = published in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium
  • Publisher:
    P.J. Hanicq
  • The handwritten “1848” is likely an ownership inscription/date, not the publication date.

  • Beautiful 1845 edition of the Pontificale Romanum, a classic Roman Catholic liturgical work printed in Latin and used in episcopal церemoniес and rites of the Church. Published in Mechelen (Mechliniae) by P.J. Hanicq in 1845.

    Finely bound in richly decorated red cloth or leather with elaborate gilt cross centerpiece and ornate gilt floral borders on both boards and spine. The binding remains attractive and solid with age-appropriate rubbing and wear to extremities. Gilt spine lettering and decoration remain visible and elegant.

    Interior is remarkably clean for its age with crisp typography and attractive red-and-black title page printing. A handsome mid-19th century ecclesiastical volume with excellent shelf appeal for collectors of antique Catholic liturgy, Latin theological works, or decorative religious bindings.

  • BR Shelf 301


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