Hardcover
1714 · Venetiis (Venice)
by Barbosa, Agostinho
Venetiis (Venice): Apud Natalem Feltrini, 1714. Original. Hardcover. Covers scuffed with leather peeling off at top outer corner of back cover. Binding solid. End papers wrinkled and with inscription from 1781 on ffep. Pages clean and bright with no foxing or age toning.. Brown mottled leather/boards. 6 raised bands with gilt decoration and lettering. Decporative title pages with red/black lettering and bw illus. (14) + 358 + (72); and (12) + 504. Text in Latin. Barbosa was a prolific Portuguese writer on canon law. His work included dictionary-type surveys of the legal elements. His works fill at least 30 volumes. They show intimate acquaintance with authors, sources, and controversial questions. Two volumes in the same book.
(Inventory #: 156442)