The Life Of Saint Charles Borromeo, Cardinal Of The Title Of Saint Praxedes And Archbishop Of Milan 17

A magnificent copy in a large quarto volume. In a sumptuous 19th-century pastiche binding of mottled glazed calf, spine with raised bands and gilt borders, decorated with gilt tools in the compartments, bright red morocco title, marbled endpapers, and pinked edges. "The Life of Saint Charles Borromeo," Cardinal of the Title of Saint Praxedes, and Archbishop of Milan. Composed in Italian by Doctor Giovanni Battista Fuissano, Milanese Priest of the Oblate Congregation. And translated into French by order of His Grace the Bishop and Count of Chalon-sur-Saône, by Father Edme Choyseault, Priest of the Oratory, and Director of the Seminary of His Grace of Chalon. In Lyon, at Jean Certe's, rue Mercière, at the Trinity. 1685. Vignette on the title page with coat of arms and bookplate of J. Berriat St-Prix. A beautiful and highly interesting work on an important figure from Italy, in a remarkable edition with a very decorative binding in perfect condition.