Roman Breviary. Office of the Blessed Virgin. Vienna: 1619. 4 volumes. Decorative box.
BREVIARY—OFFICE OF THE DEAD.
Das geistliche Seelenmahl oder Officium für die Abgestorbenen. Brünn: Johann Paul Krauss, [c.1750].
4 volumes. 8vo (171 x 98 mm). [2], 189; [2], 193-390; [2], 393-590; 190 pp. Large black letter type. Engraved title in each volume (three reading "Unser Lieben Frauen..."). Period full crushed morocco, elaborate gilt spines and borders, covers centered with gilt arms, a.e.g., uniform pull-off slipcase.
Provenance: Property of a California educational institution.

Scarce German breviary in luxurious armorial binding. OCLC locates only a single copy, in the Staatsbibliothek Berlin.
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