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DURANDUS, G. Rationale divinorum officiorum. Atque nunc recens utilissimis adnotat. illustr. (…) ab J. Beletho. Venice, apud Cominum de Tridino, 1572. (4), 375 lvs. W. woodcut device on ti. 4°. Cont. blind tooled pigskin. (Lower compartment of spine painted blue, ties lack, sm. stamp and name entry on ti., corner of 1 leaf torn off (w. loss of text), a few underlinings/annot. in an old hand, margins sl. foxed/stained).
The encyclopaedia 'Rationale divinorum officiorum' by Guillaume Durand became one of the most authorative handbooks in the late middle ages of ecclesiastical practice covering all aspects of public worship. It contains an extensive explanation of church building and ornamentation, and a description of the liturgy of the Church of Rome. - Not in Adams.€ 200
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