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Augusto Friderico, magnae Britanniae principi, Georgii Regis filio, Carmina linguis exoticis in honorem Dei pueri a tribus magis adorati … [Rome : Propaganda Fide Press, 1793], Folio (360 x 230 mm), original decorative paper wrappers (upper wrapper almost detached, and lacking backstrip); ff. [1 blank], I-XXIII (i.e. 23 numbered leaves); printed on recto only and within an ornamental border; engraved arms of the Duke of Sussex at the head of title-page; verso of first blank with early library shelf mark in manuscript, title-page with two old Propaganda Fide stamps, ‘CVPF’ and ‘BMPF’, indicating the volume was at one time in the library of the Collegium Urbanum and also (probably later) in its main library; scattered light spotting, a very good example, housed in a handsome quarter crimson morocco clamshell box with black leather title-labels in gilt. A rare polyglot publication printed in Rome on 13 January 1793 by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (Propaganda Fide), consisting of 36 versions of a Latin panegyric poem in praise of the Christ Child adored by the Magi, rendered in 36 different languages. The original poem was composed by an alumnus of the Pontifical Urban College, and these 36 versions were recited in the presence of Prince Augustus Frederick (the son of King George III of Great Britain and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz) to honour his visit to the college on New Year’s Day, 1793. Pope Pius VI approved the dedication to the Prince. Not only do the various versions represent a wide range of Indo-European, non-Indo-European and ancient languages, but they are rendered in their own scripts. The many typographical specimens showcase the considerable variety of exotic metal typefaces developed by the Propaganda Fide press which were in use in the eighteenth century, and which reflect the global extent of Catholic missions. The languages (and their relevant scripts) include Ethiopic, Coptic, Arabic, Persian, Armenian, Syriac, Hebrew, Chaldean, Sanskrit, Brahmi, Illyrian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Greek (Classical and Modern), Etruscan, Irish Gaelic, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Tibetan, Tangut, and Turkish.
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