265 - Pontificale Romanum, published by order of the Supreme Pontiffs under Benedict XIV. Urbino, Guerrini, 1818. First edition, richly illustrated, bound with the Albani coat of arms

Pontificale Romanum, published by order of the Supreme Pontiffs under Benedict XIV. Urbino, Guerrini, 1818. First edition, richly illustrated, bound with the Albani coat of arms Pontificale Romanum, published by order of Benedict XIV. Urbino, Guerrini, 1818. 4 folio volumes (405 x 280 mm); XII, 192; [4], 184; [4], 121, [3]; [4], 96 pages. Title pages in red and black with an engraved vignette; numerous copperplate engravings in the text; musical notation; large initials (slight discoloration). Contemporary binding in long-grain red morocco leather with rich decoration of gilded metalwork; at the center of the covers, Cardinal Albani’s coat of arms within a multiple gilded frame of fillets and plant-motif scrolls with vases at the corners, spine with 5 raised bands, richly decorated compartments, gilt edges (some peeling, minor defects). An important edition of the *Pontificale Romanum* intended for the celebration of the principal pontifical liturgical services. Of particular value is this copy in elegant contemporary morocco leather, bearing Cardinal Albani’s coat of arms on the covers. First edition, richly illustrated, in a prestigious Albani armorial binding (4 volumes)