(MEXICAN IMPRINT 1725) Manuel Sanchez Regla de NSPS Francis

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Sale 2687 - Lot 284

Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1725.) Manuel Sanchez. Regla de N.S.P.S. Francisco, y breve declaratoria de sus preceptos. One plate. [24], 39, 38-78 pages as issued. 4to, contemporary vellum, minor wear; hinges split, free endpapers worn and coming loose, bound with duplicates of pages 9-12, minor dampstaining and foxing. Mexico: Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, 1725

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A manual for the Franciscan order. In the rear is a music textbook titled "Breve noticia del canto llano," featuring an engraving of a mnemonic calculating device for determining musical scales; the last 24 pages contain typeset music. According to Palau, this was the first work set with movable musical type by the notable Hogal printing house. Medina, Mexico 2821; Palau 294302 (calls for only 22 preliminary pages); Sabin 76286.

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