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La profezia dei sommi pontefici romani : con illustrazioni e note

Malachy, Saint, 1094?-1148. Prophetia de summis pontificibus · 1794 · Ferrara : [s.n.] · 28 pictures

An Italian edition of the Prophecy of the Popes attributed to Saint Malachy, printed at Ferrara in 1794 with explanatory notes, and it sets each papal motto inside an ornamental oval cartouche. The four pictures are small engraved coats of arms framed in scrolled rococo borders, showing heraldic beasts, a branch motif, and plain horizontal bands, which a designer could use as compact emblem frames or heraldic device references.

Malachy, Saint, 1094?-1148 · Popes · Christian art and symbolism

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