Council of Trent, Catechismus, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1575, near-contemporary morocco gilt

Council of Trent. Catechismus ex decreto Concilii Tridentini ad parochos Pii V pont. max. iussu editus. Venice: Aldo Manuzio, 1575

8vo (159 x 105 mm). Italic type, 30 lines plus headline. collation: *⁸ A-Z⁸ AA-RR⁸: 328 leaves. Title within a woodcut cartouche including a depiction of the Pope praying at foot, woodcut Aldine device (surmounted by the Imperial Eagle) on verso of title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut illustrations within frames. (Occasional light foxing or browning.)

binding: Near-contemporary dark brown morocco (167 x 115 mm), concentric frames composed of gilt and blind fillets with a four-petalled stamp and corners, same stamp in spine compartments, gilt edges, stubs from two pairs of ties. (Extremities very slightly rubbed.)

provenance: Obscured inscription on title-page — "Dom^ci de [—]", obscured inscription on flyleaf. acquisition: Purchased from Leo S. Olschki, Lucignano, 1977. references: UCLA 871; Edit16 12083; Renouard 218/2