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FRACCUS, Ambrosius Novidius. Sacrorum fastorum libri XII. cum romanis consuetudinibus per totum annu[m] suisq[que] causis, ac stellis, et numinu[m] nostrorum introductionibus, [Rome: Antonio Blado, 18 May 1547]. 4, title within woodcut architectural border, printer's device on verso of final leaf, woodcut portrait of the author and 15 illustrations, initials (beginning and end lightly waterstained, some marginal worming, a few spots), contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on front cover (a few small holes to lower cover, lacking ties).
FIRST EDITION with manuscript corrections in the text and register. The work describes in twelve cantos (in imitation of Ovid's Fasti) the feast days celebrated each month in contemporary Rome, and traces their parallels in ancient times in order to prove the continuity of many Roman customs in Christian guise. The illustrations heading each canto are triparte: the centre showing the principal saint for the month, on the left the chief Christian festival and on the right its ancient equivalent. Mortimer Italian 198; Olschki Choix V, 4915; Sander 5019.
FIRST EDITION with manuscript corrections in the text and register. The work describes in twelve cantos (in imitation of Ovid's Fasti) the feast days celebrated each month in contemporary Rome, and traces their parallels in ancient times in order to prove the continuity of many Roman customs in Christian guise. The illustrations heading each canto are triparte: the centre showing the principal saint for the month, on the left the chief Christian festival and on the right its ancient equivalent. Mortimer Italian 198; Olschki Choix V, 4915; Sander 5019.