STATUTI DELLA SACRA Religione Gerosolimitana; le ordinazioni dell' ultimo Capito Generale, che sono le sole, che sussistone; il nouvo Cerimoniale prescritto dalla Santità di N. Sig. Papa Urbano VIII. sopra l'Elezione de' Gran Maestri; il modo , o sia instruzione Di far i Processi de' Miglioramenti delle Commende.e come deuono farsene li Cabrei; l'ordine, che si tiene nel dar l'Arbito, a chi professa nella Religione; E per ultimo i privilegi concessi da'Sommi Pontefici alla Religione, e suoi Dependenti. 6 parts in 1 vol.

With woodcut illustrations of the Cross and large initials. (8) pp. incl. engraved allegorical title, dated 1718, 16, 308 pp.; engr. title (repeated), 210 pp.; printed title with coat of arms of Pope Urbanus VIII in woodcut, 12 pp.; 32 pp. incl. printed title with same coat of arms; 116 pp. incl. St. John's cross on title; (4) pp. incl. engr. title (repeated), 120 pp. Folio (310 x 210 mm). Contemporay calf, with cross of the Order of St. John of Malta in gold and silver in center inlaid on both covers, gilt spine with raised bands, richly tooled in compartments, red sprinkled edges (back slightly damaged). (Borgo Nova, Antonio Scionico, 1719). First edition of this new revision of the statutes of the Order of St. John of Malta, when Fra Raimondo de Perellos from Aragon was the 64th Grand Master of the Order (1697 to 1720). At the expense of Bailli Fr. Giovanni Battista Spinola the work was printed at the Spinola palace in Bogo Nova. After commanding the galleys G.B. Spinola became admiral of the Fleet, and later was appointed ambassador of the order. In 1733 the palace in Rocchette/Roccaforte near Genova was passed to him. This splendid work contains an important collection of texts all dated 1718: 1-2). Statuti della Sac. Religione di S. Gio Gerosolimitano. 3). Ordinationi del Capitolo Generale celebrato nell'anno MDDDCXXXI de fu Em.mo e Rev. Gran Maestro Fra Antonio de Paola con un indice volgare. 4). S.D.N.D. Urbani Divina Provientia Papae VIII Caeremoniale super electione Magni Magistri Hospitalis S. Ioannis Hierosolymitani. 5). Privilegi della sacra religione di San Giovanni Gerosolimitano con un Indice volgare. 6). Compendio alfabetico de'Statuti della sacra religione Gerosolimitana per facilia' alla ricognitione de medemi del fu Venerando Gran Prior di Lombardia Garavita. Following the unsuccessful siege of the Turks the Order had to leave Rhodos in 1522, and thereafter was invested with the islands of Malta and Gozo in 1530 by Emperor Charles V. From this time the Catholic branch changed the name into "Order of Malta". - A fresh and good copy in an interesting binding. - Cf. Fine Bookbindings from the National Libr. of Malta, p. 88 (1999); Fumagalli, p. 48; Hellwald, p. 219 (calls for a portrait); cf. Library of the Order of Malta (also lacks the portrait as usual). ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (BEFORE 1900) ; JOHANNITER/MALTESER ; HISTORY (KULTURGESCHICHTE) ; RELIGION / THEOLOGY ;