ARMORIAL BINDING -- SFORZA, Ludovico. MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, 24 January 1683, 4to, 8 pages, written in black and gold, text within border, conferring an honour on Sforza, signed by Cardinal Altieri. 17th-century Italian tan morocco, sides ELABORATELY TOOLED IN GILT WITH ARMS OF POPE INNOCENT XI on upper cover and Cardinal Altieri on the lower, lacks ties, in a blue pull-off box by Rivière. Provenance: Mortimer Schiff (bookplate; his sale, 8 December, 1938, lot 1978).