745 - Baroque

Baroque Pinelli, Luca Four Books on Monastic Perfection. In which the duty and means by which every member of a religious order is bound to strive for this perfection are discussed. Now translated for the second time from the Latin into High German by ... Hieronymo Ambros. Langenmantel. Augsburg, Wolff, 1719. Small 8°. 8 leaves, 601 pp. Contemporary paper binding (spine restored with leather) and 1 (of 2) clasps. Early (first?) German edition. - VD18 13844725 - The best-known and most influential spiritual - textbook by the Italian Jesuit Luca Pinelli (1542–1607). - Name and number on the endpaper; stamp of a retreat library on the endpaper and title page. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.