Pope Innocent III, The Works, pig-skin blind-stamped binding, clasped, 1575

Fully entitled: D. Innocentij pontificis maximi eius nominis III. viri eruditissimi simul atque grauissimi opera, quae quidem obtineri potuerunt omnia, veterum exemplariorum subsidio & ope locupletiora, emendatioraque nunc reddita, atque duobus tomis distincta. Quae vtroque tomo contineantur, post authoris vitam catalogus indicabit. Cum memorabilium sententiarum indice locupletissimo. Floruit, vniuersalique ecclesiae praesedit author hic ante annos CCCXLV.
 
814pp. Folio. Complete. 2 volumes bound together. The first containing his sermons and theological commentaries. The second containing his official communications as Pope.
 
Wonderful contemporary pig-skin over wooden boards blind-stamped binding. Metal clasps intact and fully functional. Patina from age. Yellowed and somewhat soiled. Black mark on lower cover. Tape repairs to inside lower cover. Re-backed. Generally very good for a binding of this age.
 
An important and authoritative edition of the works of Pope Innocent III (1161-1216), one of the most historically significant Popes. This particular volume compiles all known works of Pope Innocent III, with a vast index and overview of his life. A typical renaissance humanist compilation of significant writings.
 
Title page inscribed ‘Langheim 1673’, and embossed by the General Theological Seminary, New York. ‘Langheim 1673’ may refer to acquisition by Langheim Abbey in 1673 from a Bamberg estate library. ‘Langheim 1673’ is a known provenance in the Bodleian Library’s ‘Index of Provenances, Owners, Donors, and Other Names’.