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789 - Order of the Capuchins
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Order of the Capuchins Deggendorff, Maximiliano von The Seraphic Garden of Paradise, or Biographies of those men of the Order of the Friars Minor, known as the Capuchins, who excelled in virtues and miracles, together with other memorable stories, Part One (...) With a portrait of Francis of Assisi and an engraved title page. Salzburg, Johan Bapt. Mayr, 1664. 21 leaves, 831 pp., 8 leaves, 4°. Contemporary pigskin binding on four bands with rich roll-stamped patterns and embossed metal strips, handwritten title page, and two metal clasps (worn and dented, minimal worm-eaten damage; one clasp missing). VD17 23:236084E. – First edition. – With a handwritten ownership note from a Lieb-Frauen-Stift, as well as a ownership stamp from the Sti. Michaelis Library, E.N.Y. – A printed colophon bearing the magnificent printer’s mark of Johann Baptista Mayr’s printing house. – A detailed account of the history and origins of the Capuchin Order in a very fine, contemporary-bound copy. Covers the period from its beginnings in 1525 to the year 1574. The Capuchins (OFMCap), properly known as the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, in Latin *Ordo Fratrum Minorum Capucinorum*, are a Franciscan mendicant order of the Roman Catholic Church; their name derives from the distinctive hood of the Franciscan habit. They belong to the Franciscan Orders and today – alongside the Franciscans (OFM) and the Minorites (OFMConv) – form one of the three major branches of the First Order of St Francis. In the past, the Capuchins distinguished themselves from the other two branches of the religious family, on the one hand, through a particular love of silence and prayer, and, on the other, through their closeness to ordinary people and the poor. In today’s Capuchin community, this is expressed, amongst other things, through active involvement in pastoral care for marginalised and vulnerable groups and in social-pastoral projects (work with the homeless). (Wiki). Three further volumes were published up to 1690. Without exception, all are extremely rare in the antiquarian book trade. The frontispiece copperplate engraving (portrait of Francis of Assisi) and, opposite it, the magnificent engraved title page with an allegorical depiction of ‘M. Küsell’, each signed on the plate. This is Melchior Küsel (1626–1683), a pupil of Matth. Merian the Elder. He worked in Frankfurt, Augsburg, Munich and Vienna (cf. Thieme/Becker XXII, 73). – Edges slightly browned. Water-stained. Overall, a well-preserved copy of this first edition. With a portrait of Francis of Assisi and an engraved title page. Contemporary pigskin binding over four raised bands, featuring elaborate roll-tooling and fillet lines, a handwritten title on the spine, and two metal clasps (rubbed and bumped, minimal worming, one clasp missing). - First edition. - Includes a handwritten ownership inscription from a collegiate church of Our Lady (Lieb-Frauen-Stifft) and an ownership stamp from the St Michaelis Library, E.N.Y. - Colophon leaf featuring the magnificent printer’s mark of the Johann Baptista Mayr workshop. - A detailed account of the history and origins of the Capuchin Order, presented in a very fine contemporary binding. Covers the period from its beginnings in 1525 to the year 1574. The Capuchins (OFMCap) – properly known as the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Ordo Fratrum Minorum Capucinorum) – are a Franciscan mendicant order within the Roman Catholic Church; their name derives from the distinctive hood (capuche) of the Franciscan habit. They belong to the Franciscan orders and today constitute – alongside the Friars Minor (OFM) and the Conventual Franciscans (OFMConv) – one of the three major branches of the First Order of St Francis. Historically, the Capuchins distinguished themselves from the other two branches of the order’s family through a special devotion to silence and prayer, as well as through their closeness to ordinary people and the poor. In the modern Capuchin community, this is expressed through active engagement in pastoral care for marginalised groups and in social-pastoral projects (such as work with the homeless). (Wiki). Three further volumes were published up to 1690; all are exceptionally rare on the antiquarian book market. The engraved frontispiece (a portrait of Francis of Assisi) and the magnificent engraved title page opposite—featuring an allegorical depiction—are each signed on the plate ‘M. Küsell’. This refers to Melchior Küsel (1626–1683), a pupil of Matthäus Merian the Elder, who was active in Frankfurt, Augsburg, Munich and Vienna (cf. Thieme/Becker XXII, 73). - Margins slightly browned, some foxing. Overall, a well-preserved copy of this first edition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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