[Milan]. Rituale sacramentorum ad usum mediolanensis ecclesiae olim a Sancto Carolo institutum. Milan, Tipografia arcivescovile di Milano, 1645. In 4° (203 x 152 mm);[12], 348 pages. Vignette depicting the Saints of Milan on title page printed in red and black, text printed in red and black (small defects.) Modern half-parchment binding with gold title to smooth spine. Fresh copy in miscellany withRituale sacramentorum ad usum mediolanensis from 1644 with frontispiece and text printed in red and black and numerous musical texts. Also in the lot among others theRegula sancti Francisci of 1587 with large woodcut vignette on the title page depicting St. Francis presenting the Rule to the pope. (6)

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