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Catholic Church. Missale defunctorum. Officium defunctorum cum suo cantu et psalmi poenitentiales cum litaniis, precibus, et orationibus ex libello ad modum ... Matthaei Coferati. Florentiae: Ex typo. Bernardi Paperini, sumpt. Sebastiani Scaletti, 1727. Small 4to (22 cm). 111, [1 (blank)] pp.
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• Handsome edition of the missal for the Catholic funeral service. Edited by Jacobo Antonio Mariottini. Text includes the funeral rites, prayers, penitential psalms, music, etc. Title-page printed in black and red and with a great woodcut of souls in hell (or is it Purgatory?); skull and cross bones tailpieces in addition. The sung portions have the music.

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Uncommon: OCLC locates only this copy, now properly deaccessioned.

• Contemporary black goat, dry and a little abraded; old gouge to back cover. Corners renewed at later time with lighter color leather. Lacks front and rear free end-papers. Ex-library with bookplate on front pastedown, rubber-stamp on rear one and on bottom edge of the closed book. Private ownership marks as above, and an additional older monogram to title-page. Occasional spotting, light staining in lower inner margins; overall light age-toning. (12231)

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