Catena aurea virtutum episcopalium : anathema diuinae gloriae ad aras caelestium gratiarum affixum : nec non reverendissimo atque illustrissimo S. Rom. Imperii principi ac domino, D. Francisco Guilielmo episcopo Osnabrugensi et Verdensi, praeposito Ratisbonensi etc., comiti de Wartenberg, domino in Waldt, &c. : cum anno reparatae salutis humanae M.DC.XXXI. novi episcopatus Mindensis, novam mitram, clavemq[ue] sibi a sanctiss. d. n. Urbano papa VIII. oblatam ab invictissimo imperatore Ferdinando II. confirmatam, acceptaret, oblatum ac consecratum ab eiusdem Suae Celsitudinis Collegio Societatis Jesu Osnabrugi fundato.

Includes errata, last p.Each page of text within double border of printer's ornaments. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, factotum initials.Folded leaf (38.5 x 31 cm.) printed red & black. Words in praise of Wartenberg are arranged on the recto to form the crossed keys of the diocese of Minden's arms, on the verso to form a labyrinth with woodcut of Christ at center.Seven engraved emblematic ill. (11.5 x 15.2 cm.) printed separately and mounted in place. All have the same wide border with allegories of the virtues in a wreath, etc., the central ovals being printed from separate plates.VD17Mode of access: Internet.Binding: modern brown suede.Getty copy lacks leaf (reproduced in VD17) with half title: Catena Aurea Episcopalium Virtutum, Anathema Divinae Gloriae Ad Aras Caelestium Gratiarum Affixa. Anno Christi M.DC.XXXI. T.p. verso reproduced in VD17 lacks the engraving there mounted in Getty copy