Gilhofer & Ranschburg (Wien); Gilhofer, Buch- und Kunstantiquariat; Gilhofer & Ranschburg: Katalog (Nr. 222): Fine and important books from 1468 to 1920 recently added to our stock: main headings: alchemy, Americana, books on art, bibles, bibliography, bindings, Bodoni, children's books, classics, commerce, costume, folklore, freemansonry, genealogy, geography, history, horses, illustrated books (18th cent.), incunabula, Judaica, literature (English, French, German and Italian), liturgies, medecine, mystics, natural science, periodicals, philosophy, woodcut-books (16th cent.), etc. : there are further: fine naval prints, a collection of reports on Illyria, rare Swiss leaflets, etc. (Wien: Gilhofer & Ranschburg, [ca.1930])

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| of Rome, then there follows a rhymed prayer to the Holy Sudarium illustrated
i by a cut. The greater part of the book which was specially dedicated to pil-
grims, is occupied by the indulgences granted by the churches in Rome. They
are accompanied by 7 woodcuts of the saints to whom the churches are con-
secrated. At the end there are the “Stationes”. The title-cut is the same as in
the first item but has been printed from a different block.
Extremely scarce edition of these early “Baedekers” of Rome. Our copy
is very well preserved, considering the fact that most copies have been lost, it
has rather large margins and only few traces of use. On the title-page of the
first book there are some old MS. notes.
See Reproduction below and on opposite page.

®3rtdiilgenh’e THrbfe

Woodcut from no. 732. (II). (Original size.)


GILHOFER & RANSCHBURG, WIEN I, BOGNERGASSE Nr. 2.