Catholic Church. Missale Romanum, rare edition, Venice, Lucantonio Giunta, 1504.

Catholic Church. Missale Romanum, collation: aa bb8 a-p8 pq8 q-z8 A-K8, double column, printed in red and black, title with later varnish ground (recto only), hand-colouring to woodcut of Agnus Dei and printer's device and a decorative gilt tail-piece, woodcut illustrations (some full-page), borders and musical notation, lacking final blank, small worm trace within hand-coloured printer's device, some mostly marginal water-staining, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned, early 20th century ornately blind-stamped and gilt calf, joints just starting, corners worn, little rubbed, housed in a modern light red crushed morocco drop-back box, gilt, spine in compartments, 8vo (166 x 108mm.), Venice, Lucantonio Giunta, [22 January, 1504]. *** A rare edition at auction of this handsomely illustrated and printed work. The woodcuts were previously used in the 1501 Giunta Missal (Mortimer Italian 305).Literature: Sander 4791; Weale-Bohatta 978; EDIT 16 CNCE 11506.