[Album of drawings]. History of the Church. Third class. Sophie Lagny. sl, sd. Oblong half-brown half-chagrin folio, spine ribbed, gilt title, initials S.L. gilt on first board. Collection of (1) f. title in blue and gold letters with vignette drawn in pencil, (1) f. portrait of Saint Peter in graphite captioned in gold letters, (6) ff. of text calligraphed with 5 pencil drawings (1 watercolored) and 1 gilt frame, 2 maps drawn in pencil with for each their caption sheet calligraphed and illustrated, 2 full-page drawings in pencil (Saint Peter Fourier and portraits of 5 saints), 1 map in colored pencils, 2 full-page views of Trent and Rome in watercolor and a calligraphed list of the Ecumenical Councils. Nice and neat work.

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