PIASECKI Pauli. Praxis Episcopalis Pauli Piasecii Episcopi Chełmensis. Constitutionibus, et Decretis Summ. Pont. Rom. circa Episcopalem Jurisdictionem, et Potestatem emanatis illustrata, et iussu Sacrae Cong. Romae reuisa. Print. Marco Ginammi, Venice 1647. [19] p., 490 p.; 4°. Period parchment binding.
Estr. XV-XVIII 24, 232-233. - An important and widely respected work by Bishop Paul Piasecki on canon law. "In this work he [Piasecki] has explored the whole of ecclesiastical law and everywhere cites the best sources of the laws he expounds. He lists the most stipulations of the popes in many places going to the gravity of respectable writers. [...] This work, especially abroad, was highly esteemed, and had the solemnity even of an official and scholarly one" [Orgelbrand's Encyclopedia]. Also co-authored another work on canon law: Bordoni Francesco, Privilegia clericorum in controversiis occurrentibus inter iudices ecclesiasticos et laicos, published by the Heirs of E. Viothi, Parma 1668; [12] k., 396 p.
On the title page, a woodcut depicting a female figure leaning on an anchor, with the inscription around it, In Deo Est Spes Mea ("In God my hope"), in decorative frames. Ownership entry Sigismundus Epp. Theol. [...] and a faintly reflected bishop's seal.
Rubbing, cracks, signs of woodworm on binding, loss at bottom of spine about 15 mm high. When opened, a hinge is visible, traces of moisture in places, otherwise the block is clean and nice.
Pawel Piasecki of Janina Coat of Arms (1579-1649) - royal secretary of Sigismund III Vasa for almost 15 years, deputy of the Poznan Cathedral Chapter to the Crown Tribunal in 1620 and to the General Sejm of 1623; canon of Poznan, Warsaw, Lublin, bishop of Kamieniec, Chelm and then Przemysl.
