Dated 1668, Antonio Galloni, published by Andrea Frisl, Antwerp. Romani de SS. Martyrvm Crvciatibvs. Quo Instrumenta & modi quibus iidem Martyres olim torquebantur simul perspicue descripta & tabulis aenis accuratissme expressa sunt (Tormenting of the Martyrs of the Roman Saints. Where documents and the ways in which the Martyrs of old were tormented at the same time clearly described & the tables are expressed with brazen accuracy). Engraved frontispiece and 45 plates depicting tortures, torture equipment and execution methods in gory detail, with text descriptions of the torments. 12mo, frontis, title, dedication, epistola, 576 pp Latin text, index + 45 engravings (some copies described seem to have only 44). Bound in the original vellum (front edges folded), with red and gold label (chipped) and old ink title above. 240 grams, 13 cm tall. A rare book by Antonio Galloni on the subject of martyrdom and the torments suffered by martyrs From a Kent, UK collection.

The vellum age-stained but in good condition, the text generally clean (minor staining to some pages) and text block sound, frontispiece cut into at top (not affecting engraving) to remove old ownership notation; a very good copy. Very rare.