1601 "Compendio dell'Arte Essorcistica" by Girolamo Menghi
Item Details
A 1601 copy of Compendio dell’Arte Essorcistica et possibilita delle mirabili, & stupende operationi delli Demoni, & de i Malefici by Girolamo Menghi. Published in 1601 in Venice (Venetia) by Paolo Ugolino. Bound in limp vellum binding with speckled page edges. Both front and rear end papers are from contemporary manuscripts. A classic of occult literature, Menghi wasa Franciscan monk and exorcist during the Italian Renaissance.
a-d 8, e 4, A-Mm 8 ; 316 Leaves ; Pages: [1-72], 1 – 564 (i.e. 560)
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Complete Set | Yes |
| Number of Books | 1 |
Condition
- former library copy; institutional inked stamp to title page.
- front board edge and upper spine has been repaired and reinforced with vellum.
- some cracking to edges
- residue from former labels to spine.
- cracking and hole to back hinge
- slight detachment from interior front hinge
- interior rear hinge has been reinforced
- chipping and losses to edges throughout.
- small tears to edges in some areas
- d3 misprinted as d2
- p. 369 misprinted as 371 – no pp. 369 or or 370 present, with numbering preceding from 371
- p. 387 misprinted as 389 – no pp. 387 or 388 present, with numbering preceding from 389
- p. 474 misprinted as 454
- p. 479 misprinted as 467
Dimensions
Item #
18DCC239-667
