Taxe de la Chancellerie romaine, ou La banque du pape : dans laquelle l'absolution des crimes les plus énormes se donne pour de l'argent : ouvrage qui fait voir l'ambition et l'avarice des papes.
A Rome : A la Tiare chez Pierre la Clef, 1744. New Edition. Good copy in contemporary full leather over boards, now somewhat surface-worn. Corners slightly bumped, with substantial wear to the panel edges. Spine gilt-tooled with raised bands, now rubbed along with joints and endbands. Faded marble endpapers; text block remains strong, showing only the expected faint foxing and offsetting of age. A well-preserved example overall. Item #475324
Physical description; lx, 328 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 134 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. Notes; Based on the text and commentary produced by Antoine Du Pinet, published in 1564. Translation of: Taxe cancellarie Apostolice. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Catholic Church – Finance – Early works to 1800. Catholic Church – Controversial literature. Taxation, Papal – Early works to 1800. Indulgences (Canon law) – Early works to 1800.
Price: €325.00