Christoph Ott - Roma Gloriosa - 1676
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Christoph Ott’s Roma gloriosa, or The Glorious Rome in Its Two Hundred Forty-Three Popes, published in Innsbruck in 1676, in German, bound in blind-stamped pigskin parchment with a five‑Section back, 668 pages, 31.8 × 21.7 cm, in very good condition and with original language preservation.
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Ott, Christoph.
Glorious Rome, or The Glorified Rome in its Two Hundred Forty-Three Popes. That is / Roman Popes / begun from S. Peter up to the presently reigning our Most Holy Father Clement the Tenth ...
Innsbruck, Reisacher, 1676. Gr.-4°. 31.8 x 21.7 cm.
With 1 engraved title, 1 frontispiece and some woodcut - end vignettes in the text. 4 leaves, 668 pages, 28 leaves of index and errata.
Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin binding on wooden boards over 5 bands with manuscript spine title. Roll-band ornamentation and sword-iron decorations, with two clasps.
First edition. ADB XXIV, 551; VD 17 23:233299X.
The Jesuit and preacher Christoph Ott (1612 - 1684) was active at the order’s schools and also dealt with historical topics. An interesting edition with the biographies of the individual popes from Peter to Clement X. The beautiful frontispiece shows Christ at the Gate of the Garden of Paradise, accompanied by angels that ward off the beasts of tyranny, heresy, godlessness, and schism; in the two trees at the edge are portraits of the popes in small medallions.
Condition: Ex Libris on the inside cover. The book block is somewhat loosened. Stamp on engraved title and handwritten note on the title. Inside somewhat browned, slightly spotted and the margins of the last pages trimmed, overall a very clean copy. Engraved title and a few pages with defects. Binding somewhat dusty, bumped and spotted; corners and edges with defects. Interesting presentation
From a non-smoking household.
Shipping: For buyers in the EU & internationally, shipping from Germany via DHL. For buyers in Switzerland, shipping from Switzerland via Swiss Post.
Weight: 2500
Ott, Christoph.
Glorious Rome, or The Glorified Rome in its Two Hundred Forty-Three Popes. That is / Roman Popes / begun from S. Peter up to the presently reigning our Most Holy Father Clement the Tenth ...
Innsbruck, Reisacher, 1676. Gr.-4°. 31.8 x 21.7 cm.
With 1 engraved title, 1 frontispiece and some woodcut - end vignettes in the text. 4 leaves, 668 pages, 28 leaves of index and errata.
Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin binding on wooden boards over 5 bands with manuscript spine title. Roll-band ornamentation and sword-iron decorations, with two clasps.
First edition. ADB XXIV, 551; VD 17 23:233299X.
The Jesuit and preacher Christoph Ott (1612 - 1684) was active at the order’s schools and also dealt with historical topics. An interesting edition with the biographies of the individual popes from Peter to Clement X. The beautiful frontispiece shows Christ at the Gate of the Garden of Paradise, accompanied by angels that ward off the beasts of tyranny, heresy, godlessness, and schism; in the two trees at the edge are portraits of the popes in small medallions.
Condition: Ex Libris on the inside cover. The book block is somewhat loosened. Stamp on engraved title and handwritten note on the title. Inside somewhat browned, slightly spotted and the margins of the last pages trimmed, overall a very clean copy. Engraved title and a few pages with defects. Binding somewhat dusty, bumped and spotted; corners and edges with defects. Interesting presentation
From a non-smoking household.
Shipping: For buyers in the EU & internationally, shipping from Germany via DHL. For buyers in Switzerland, shipping from Switzerland via Swiss Post.
Weight: 2500
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
History, Religion, Vatican
Book title
Roma Gloriosa
Author/ Illustrator
Christoph Ott
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1676
Height
31.8 cm
Width
21.7 cm
Language
German
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
668
