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Rosarium et officium B. Mariae Virginis
aliaeque variae devotiones
[Vilnae: typ. Acad. S.J., 1680]. [648]p.: illustr.
An abundantly illustrated prayer book with a calendar and psalm book, issued by the Vilnius Academy Printers - one of the most decorative books of XVIIth C. Lithuania, and one of the most outstanding publications by this printing house. It contains 40 prints made by the Ukrainian engraver Aleksandr Tarasewicz (ca.1640-1727), who had been working in Vilnius. The book was prepared and published by GDL Marshall Aleksandr Hilarij Polubinski (1626-1679).
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