454 Psalter. Psalterium Romanum, Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum: Ex Breviario Romano PII V. Pont. Max. issus edito, et Clementis VIII primum, nunc denuo Urbani PP. VIII auctoritate recognito, Antwerp: ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, 1655, title in red & black, with eng. armorial illust., text and musical notation printed in red & black, Platin printer’s device in red to final leaf, margins frayed and torn (mostly affecting leaves at front and rear of volume), few leaves with area of lower blank margins excised, leather thumb tabs to margins, some dust-soiling, few marks and browning (mostly light), library card holder to upper pastedown, contemp. calf over wooden boards, blind roll work decoration to boards, brass bosses to boards, old reback (rubbed), lacks clasps, some wear and leather lifting to lower edges of boards, large folio, (boards approx. 45.5 x 29.5cm)
452 Prudentius (Aurelius Clemens). Opera. Interpretatione et Notis Illustravit Stephanus Chamillard, E Soc. Jesu. Jussu Christianissimi Regis, ad usum Serenissimi Delphini, Paris: Claudii Thiboust & Petrum Esclassan, 1687, addn. eng. title, woodcut headpieces and dec. initials, contemp. vellum, blind embossed arabesque to centre of each board, upper joint cracked, 4to Armorial bookplate of William Charles de Meuron Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam (1872-1943). (1) £200-300
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453 Psalterium novissimum monasticum ex breviario monastico Pauli V. authoritate olim recognita pro omnibus sub regula S.P. Benedicti, militantibus..., Monasterii Typographeo: Michael Franz, Campoduni [Kempten, Bavaria], 1683, printed in red and black throughout, staves ruled in red with black notes, eng. vign. to title, decorative woodcut initials throughout, first four and last two leaves soiled, torn and repaired without loss of text, title relined, old dampstaining towards rear, edges stained red, 19th-c. blind-stamped black morocco gilt, rubbed, large folio (52 x 35 cm) (1)
£200-400
455 Puente (Luis de la). Variety of Meditations collected out of the Rd. Father Lewis of Puente of the Society of Jesues, native of Valladolid [so titled at head of first page of main text], vol. 1 only, manuscript, c. 1700, [18], 538pp, comprising contents and 143 numbered meditations written in a neat fair hand, initials A. (J.?) L. at head of first leaf, front free endpaper det., contemp. calf, rubbed and head of upper joint sl. split, 8vo
£200-300
Venerable Luis de la Puente (1554-1624) was born in Valladolid. This is a translation of part of what is his best-known work which was published as a two-volume work in Spanish (1613) and then English (1619), the translator of the latter being translated by John Heigham. This volume makes no reference to any translator and it is not apparent if this is a copy or an original translation. The work here begins: ‘1. Meditation Of the end for which man and all things that serve him were created. Consider for what end god created you. the nearer and more Immediate end is to serve him your creatour with purity of heeart, and Sanctity of life’. Meditation subjects covered include Sinning and the Seven Deadly Sins, The Life and Works of Christ, Parables, etc. (1) £200-300
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