A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants Cultivated Under Glass in the British Isles (Two volumes) de Veitch, James H

1661 Canon LAW Corpus Juris Inquisition Catholic Papal Decrees Lancellotti

A fine 17th-century printing of 'Corpus Juris Canonici' by Johannes Paulus Lancellottus. This work deals with the Ecclesiastical and Catholic law and papal decrees during the papacies of the 16th- and 17th-centuries. It was used for centuries beginning in the 1200s and would appear in courts such as the Roman Curia and Roman Rota.
Item number: #11766
Price: $750
LANCELOTTUS, Johannes
Corpus juris canonici notis illustratum Gregorii XIII accesserunt constitutiones novae summorum pontificum nunquam antea editae, quae VII Decretalium loco esse possint. Annotationes ant. naldie ... Petri Lancelotti Institutiones juris canonici regulae cancellariae apostolicae ...
Lugduni : Sumpt. Guill. Barbier & Ioan Girin, 1661.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete
o
[64], 1272; [20], 752; [12], 406, [1]; [8], 158, [1]; [64]; [4], 256, [12]; [12], 98, [7], [12]
·
Language: Latin
·
Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
·… Leer más

1694 Spanish Inquisition History of Cardinal Ximenes Catholic Church Flechier 2v
Esprit Fléchier was a 17th-century French author who composed two important historical works – the histories of Cardinal Ximenes and Emperor Theodosius I – which are known to be highly accurate and insightful. While known primarily for his written sermons, spiritual memoires, and religious writings, these historical works have been Flechier's most desirable works.
This book, 'Histoire de Cardinal Ximenes', is considered one of the best works on the life of the 15th-century Spanish cardinal. This work is also notable for describing the reforms during the Spanish Inquisition.
Item number: #17390
Price: $750
FLECHIER, Esprit
Histoire du cardinal Ximenès
Paris: chez Jean Anisson, 1694.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages – 2 volumes
o Vol. I – xxiv, 518 (i.e., 520)
Engraved frontispiece
o Vol. II – xii, 382, [46]
·
Language: French
·
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
·… Leer más

1661 OVID Metamorphoses Greek & Roman Mythology ART Illustrated Schrevel Latin

"I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth."
― Ovid, Metamorphoses
A fine 16th-century edition of Ovid's best work 'Metamorphoses'. 'Metamorphoses' is one of the most famous works of Greek and Roman mythology and history of the 1st-century. It is known to have inspired the works of Dante, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and even Shakespeare as well as works of visual art and music. This epic poem recounts the history of the world from creation to the death of Julius Caesar.
This rare volume is from the 1661 complete works of Ovid, published in 1661 Lyon by Petri Leffen, translated by Cornelius Schrevel. It should be noted that this work contains impressive, full-page illustrations.
Item number: #20086
Price: $750
OVID, P Naso
Pub. Ovidii Nasonis Opera omnia
Lugduni Batavorum, Apud P. Leffen, 1661.
Details:
· Collation:… Leer más

First edition book about horse racing. Limited edition, one of only 850 copies in print. Inscribed with original pen and ink. Minor shelf wear noticeable on the crown and base of spine, as well as along bottom covers. Small water stain noticeable on top front cover.

1586 LAW Belgian Wesenbeck In Pandectas Juris Civilis Latin Slaves Gamblers 2in1

Matthew Wesenbeck was a 16th-century Belgian jurist and lawyer. He is known for writing only a few works on law, including this work "In Pandectarum" which is a commentary on the famous Juris Civilis. This edition 1586 of the law commentaries of Wesenbeck includes commentary and notes on various subjects including:
• Corrupting a slave
• Dealing with fugitives
• Punishment for gamblers
• Laws of purchase, and obtaining possessions

Item number: #22075
Price: $795

WESENBECK, Matthaeus

Imp. Caes. Ivstiniani Institvtionvm Lib. IIII. : Adnotationibus ac Notis doctiss. Scriptorum illustrati, quorum Catalogus sequenti pag. habetur ; Praeterea adiunximus Leges XII

Taurini: Apud heredes Nic. Bevilaque, 1586.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
o "Institvtionvm Lib. IIII" – [12], 768, [36]
o "Enchiridion titvlorvm aliqvot ivris videlicet" – 223, [1]
• Language: Latin
• Binding:… Leer más

1661 Canon LAW Corpus Juris Inquisition Catholic Papal Decrees Lancellotti

A fine 17th-century printing of 'Corpus Juris Canonici' by Johannes Paulus Lancellottus. This work deals with the Ecclesiastical and Catholic law and papal decrees during the papacies of the 16th- and 17th-centuries. It was used for centuries beginning in the 1200s and would appear in courts such as the Roman Curia and Roman Rota.
Item number: #11766
Price: $750
LANCELOTTUS, Johannes
Corpus juris canonici notis illustratum Gregorii XIII accesserunt constitutiones novae summorum pontificum nunquam antea editae, quae VII Decretalium loco esse possint. Annotationes ant. naldie ... Petri Lancelotti Institutiones juris canonici regulae cancellariae apostolicae ...
Lugduni : Sumpt. Guill. Barbier & Ioan Girin, 1661.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete
o
[64], 1272; [20], 752; [12], 406, [1]; [8], 158, [1]; [64]; [4], 256, [12]; [12], 98, [7], [12]
·
Language: Latin
·
Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
·… Leer más

1694 Spanish Inquisition History of Cardinal Ximenes Catholic Church Flechier 2v
Esprit Fléchier was a 17th-century French author who composed two important historical works – the histories of Cardinal Ximenes and Emperor Theodosius I – which are known to be highly accurate and insightful. While known primarily for his written sermons, spiritual memoires, and religious writings, these historical works have been Flechier's most desirable works.
This book, 'Histoire de Cardinal Ximenes', is considered one of the best works on the life of the 15th-century Spanish cardinal. This work is also notable for describing the reforms during the Spanish Inquisition.
Item number: #17390
Price: $750
FLECHIER, Esprit
Histoire du cardinal Ximenès
Paris: chez Jean Anisson, 1694.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages – 2 volumes
o Vol. I – xxiv, 518 (i.e., 520)
Engraved frontispiece
o Vol. II – xii, 382, [46]
·
Language: French
·
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
·… Leer más

1661 OVID Metamorphoses Greek & Roman Mythology ART Illustrated Schrevel Latin

"I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth."
― Ovid, Metamorphoses
A fine 16th-century edition of Ovid's best work 'Metamorphoses'. 'Metamorphoses' is one of the most famous works of Greek and Roman mythology and history of the 1st-century. It is known to have inspired the works of Dante, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and even Shakespeare as well as works of visual art and music. This epic poem recounts the history of the world from creation to the death of Julius Caesar.
This rare volume is from the 1661 complete works of Ovid, published in 1661 Lyon by Petri Leffen, translated by Cornelius Schrevel. It should be noted that this work contains impressive, full-page illustrations.
Item number: #20086
Price: $750
OVID, P Naso
Pub. Ovidii Nasonis Opera omnia
Lugduni Batavorum, Apud P. Leffen, 1661.
Details:
· Collation:… Leer más

First edition book about horse racing. Limited edition, one of only 850 copies in print. Inscribed with original pen and ink. Minor shelf wear noticeable on the crown and base of spine, as well as along bottom covers. Small water stain noticeable on top front cover.

1586 LAW Belgian Wesenbeck In Pandectas Juris Civilis Latin Slaves Gamblers 2in1

Matthew Wesenbeck was a 16th-century Belgian jurist and lawyer. He is known for writing only a few works on law, including this work "In Pandectarum" which is a commentary on the famous Juris Civilis. This edition 1586 of the law commentaries of Wesenbeck includes commentary and notes on various subjects including:
• Corrupting a slave
• Dealing with fugitives
• Punishment for gamblers
• Laws of purchase, and obtaining possessions

Item number: #22075
Price: $795

WESENBECK, Matthaeus

Imp. Caes. Ivstiniani Institvtionvm Lib. IIII. : Adnotationibus ac Notis doctiss. Scriptorum illustrati, quorum Catalogus sequenti pag. habetur ; Praeterea adiunximus Leges XII

Taurini: Apud heredes Nic. Bevilaque, 1586.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
o "Institvtionvm Lib. IIII" – [12], 768, [36]
o "Enchiridion titvlorvm aliqvot ivris videlicet" – 223, [1]
• Language: Latin
• Binding:… Leer más