Compendium Privilegiorum, Facultatum, Gratiarum & Indulgentiarum Congregationis clericorum regularium minorum annotationibus illustratum. Romae, Revenderae Camerae Apostolicae, 1726. 1 vol. in-4. Full contemporary red morocco, gilt coat of arms in the centre of the boards, large gilt frame with dotted ornaments in the corners, spine gilt, gilt title, gold and violet dominoté paper spine boards and endpapers, gilt edges. Title-frontispiece, 191pp. Complete with engraved frontispiece by F. de Grado. Beautiful Italian binding with the arms of Cardinal Alessandro Albani. Stamp on the title page. Italian cardinal and collector of ancient sculpture, Alessandro Albani was librarian of the Vatican. Nephew of Pope Clement XI, he inherited his library. He had the Villa Albani built. Rare provenance.

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