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<dl><dd>Title for work as a whole from half title of 1st work. Author statement and imprint from separate t.p.'s of the 3 pts</dd>
<dd>Pts. 1-2 dated 1644; pt. 3, 1645</dd>
<dd>Letterpress t.p.'s of pts. 1-2 include engraved coats of arms of Cardinals Jules Mazarin and Alessandro Bichi, to whom they are separately dedicated. T.p. of pt. 3 is entirely engraved and includes arms of Innocent X, to whom that pt. is dedicated. Woodcut in-text ill. Twenty-four leaves of engraved and etched plates, some folded. Fei's woodcut device at colophon. Tail-pieces, initials</dd>
<dd>Pts. 1-2 signed and paged continuously</dd>
<dd>Signatures, pts. 1-2: pi⁴ [par.]⁶ A-M⁴ Nj⁶ N-2L⁴ a-b⁴. Pt. 3: pi⁴ [cross]⁴ 2[cross]²(2[cross]2+1) a-4b⁴</dd>
<dd>Includes indexes</dd>
<dd>Errata at end of pt. 3</dd>
<dd>Binding: 19th-century mottled calfskin over wooden boards, tooled in gilt. Author &amp; title of pt. 1 on spine labels in gilt. Striped ribbon place marker. Edges gilt</dd>
<dd>Ill. on p. 67, pt. 1, partly colored with red ink</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Catholic Church; Rites and ceremonies; Rites and ceremonies</div>
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<dl><dd>Casali, Giovanni Battista, 1578-1648</dd>
<dd>Fei, Andrea, 17th cent</dd></dl></div>
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