Lot n° 97
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PAPAL BINDING. - ANGELITTO (Andrea). Vita... S. Canuti regis - Lot 97
PAPAL BINDING. - ANGELITTO (Andrea). Vita... S. Canuti regis Daniae. Rome, I. Fei, 1667. In-4, (8) ff.n.ch., 184bppfalfald morocco with large gilt framed decoration and arms in the center of the boards, smooth spine decorated throughout, gilt edges (Binding of the period).
Rare first edition of this life of Saint Knut (Canut), who was King of Denmark in the 11th century.
Luxurious binding with the coat of arms of Clement IX (born Giulio Rospigliosi), pope from June 20, 1667 to December 9, 1669.
Attributable to the Roman workshop of Gregorio Andreoli and Giovanni Andreoli. Considered among the most prestigious Roman bookbinders of the Baroque period, the Andreoli family worked for some of Rome's greatest families, including the Chigi family, the Rospigliosi family, the Queen of Sweden after she moved to Rome, and above all for several popes, including Clement IX Rospigliosi, Clement X Altieri, Innocent XI Odescalchi and their entourages.
Provenance: Maurice Burrus library (with his bookplate, 1937), who acquired it in 1935 (Alde sale, Oct. 17, 2017, no. 3). In fine, small modern stamp A. Laurin (?) Paris.
Ff. Fi-Fii (pp. 41-44) misplaced. A few browned leaves; spotting, mainly on endpapers.
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