Dimitrii (1651-1709), Saint, metropolitan of Rostov.

4 volumes, folio (314 x 200mm.), ff. [1], 308; 309-696, 16; [2], 373; 374-689, 16, printed in red and black throughout, illustration: woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, binding: contemporary Russian mottled calf, borders and spines tooled in black (perhaps oxidised silver?), inner board edges painted with black stripes, clasps, vol.3 lacking f.300, ff. 688-698 in vol.4 torn without loss, a few small marginal wormholes, bindings rubbed, lacking some clasps

cf. Drage 166 (5th edition of 1782)

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A handsome set of St Dimitrii's collection of lives of the Orthodox saints, arranged day by day, starting with September, the first month in the Orthodox calendar.