WORLDWIDE CATHOLICA
WORLDWIDE CATHOLICA
Extraordinary
Confessors for
Nuns
Catholic
Church. Pope, 1740–58 (Benedictus XIV).
[drop-title] Constitutio sanctissimi in Christo patris et domini nostri Benedicti
divina providentia Papæ XIV. Super designationes confessariorum extraordinariorum
pro monialibus. Constitucion del santissimo en Christo padre y señor
nuestro señor Benedicto por la divina providencia Papa XIV, sobre señalamiento
de confessores extraordinarios para las monjas. Madrid: En la imprenta de Phelipe
Millan, [1748]. Folio (28.3 cm, 11.375"). 46 pp. 
This is printed in Latin with a Spanish translation in the facing column, sidenotes, and a woodcut initial. A search of NUC Pre-1956, RLIN, and OCLC revealed only two copies of the constitution in addition to the one given in Palau.
• Palau 27260. On Benedict XIV, see New Catholic Encyclopedia, II, 278. Removed from a nonce volume. Paper generally clean and crisp with a few small spots of foxing and waterstaining. Paper closely trimmed by binder, shaving some sidenotes.
Rules for the Choir Catholic Church. Province of Mexico City (Mexico). Concilio Provincial (3rd, 1585). Statuta Ecclesiae Mexicanae necnon Ordo in choro servandus curante Vallisoletanae Ecclesiae capitulo sumptus suppeditante. Mexici: Apud Marianum Zunnigam, et Ontiverium, 1797. Folio (27.5 cm; 11"). [1], 140 pp., [2] ff.
Click the interior images for enlargements. Uncommon. OCLC and NUC Pre-1956 locate only three copies in the U.S.
• Medina, Mexico, 8711. Contemporary vellum over paste boards of printer's waste, vellum cockled and that of the front cover lightly rodent-gnawed at board edges. Worming in text, some of which is meander type, costing letters. Not a great copy, but given the scarcity, an acceptable one. (24103)
HOW to Bless an
Abbot
. . . Catholic
Church. Liturgy & ritual. Pontifical.
Pontificale romanvm Clementis VIII Pont. Max. ivssv restitvtvm, atque editum.
Parisiis: Apud Rolinum Thierry & Eustachium Foucault, 1615. Folio (31.2 cm,
12.25"). a[m]4 A–Z4 Aa–Zz4 Aaa–Ddd4;
[4] ff., 400 pp. 
•
Pontificale (Eng. “Pontifical”) comes from the Latin word
Pontifex, “high priest” or “bishop,” and refers
to the book containing those services appropriately conducted by a bishop. The
Pontifical contains some of the most historically interesting rites of the Church
and, according to the Roman Rite, is divided into three parts. The first, de
personis, contains Confirmation, Ordination, Consecration of bishops and
virgins (nuns) blessing of abbots and abbesses, anointing of kings and queens.
The second, de rebus, prescribes the rites for blessing and consecrating
churches, altars, and objects, such as chalices and bells. The third part includes
rites for special functions, such as consecration of oils, reception of a bishop
into his diocese, councils, synods, and diocesan visitations. (NCE)
The present version of the Pontifical was promulgated by Clement VIII (who also promulgated the Tridentine Missal), and was first published at Rome in 1596. It was based on the 1482 Roman pontifical, which was derived from the 1294 Pontifical of William Duranti the elder, bishop of Mende, France. Clement’s version remained unchanged until 1961, but editions are much less common than those of the Breviary and Missal; and of this (apparently) third edition of “Tridentine” Pontifical, we were able to trace
only
three copies via OCLC, RLIN, and NUC Pre-1956. The
title-page has an engraved vignette showing SS. Peter and Paul on either side
of the arms of Pope Paul V (reigned 1605–21). The text is in red and
black with woodcut foliated, inhabited and grotesque initials, and there are
altogether more than 
110
pages of music employing black square notes on a red four-lin
staff, as usual.
• On the Pontifical, see: New Catholic Encyclopedia, XI,
549–50. Later speckled sheep, spine sumptuously gilt with white leather
title label, gilt lettered. All edges speckled red and blue. Leather with
fine pitting, with peelings and scratches; spine leather dry and rubbed with
some loss of gilt. Browning on pastedowns, front pastedown with wormhole.
Paper generally clean with occasional spots of of soiling or staining on first
and last few leaves. Pages closely trimmed by binder, shaving some headers.
This copy was obviously used, as there is a goodly amount of marginalia (some
cut off by the binder’s trimming), including supplemental directions
for the rite and forms for the Latin singular when this is not provided by
the text. Despite its use, it is in very good condition for a liturgical book
and indeed 
most
impressive and engaging.
For
our short “shelf” of
Criminal Priests Going to Trial Catholic Church. Rota. Spain. Document signed, in Spanish, on paper. Valladolid: 3 December 1585. Folio (29 cm, 11.5"). [2] pp.
Click the image for an enlargement.Signed by three Rota judges.
• Written in a standard ecclesiastical notarial hand, in iron gall ink. Bleed-through on both sides of leaf, not affecting legibility; no “iron-gall lacing” of the ink. (26981)
The Machinations ofNAPOLEON Against the SpanishCevallos, Pedro. Exposicion de los hechos y maquinaciones que han preparado la usurpacion de la corona de España, y los medios que el Emperor de los Franceses ha puesto en obra para realizarla. Mallorca: En la imprenta de Melchor Guasp, 1808. 4to (19.5 cm, 7.625"). 60 pp. [bound with] Cevallos, Pedro de. Política peculiar de Buonaparte en quanto a la religion católica.... Palma[, Mallorca]: En la imprenta de Brusi, 1812. 4to. 48 pp. 
Mallorcan imprints of the Napoleonic wars by Pedro Cevallos (1764–1840). The Exposicion details the perfidy of Napoleon in Spain, in particular his luring of Ferdinand VII away from Madrid and the placing of Joseph Bonaparte on the throne. This piece proved an effective piece of anti-French propaganda, was widely published, and was translated into Portuguese, English, German, and French. In
the Politica peculiar Cevallos
reveals Napoleon’s attitude toward the Church, and his desire, if he
could not absolutely destroy Catholicism, at least to bring it under thorough
state subjection. Both of these editions were issued in Mallorca and they are rare: We were able to trace 
only one copy of each in the U.S. via NUC Pre-1956, OCLC, and RLIN.
• Exposicion: Palau 54257. Política peculiar: this edition not in Palau. Contemporary acid-stained calf simply gilt with brown leather label on each spine; scattered wormholes and some loss of leather over corners and at base of spine. Endpapers stencilled red and green. Some interior worming, most noticeable in endpapers and first title-page, resulting in loss of parts of letters without loss of sense. Scattered light foxing and a few leaves shallowly dog-eared. Inked ownership inscription on title-pages. All edges speckled red.
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