Covers the history of the Catholic Church and the papacy for years 1198-1534.

Rinaldi's continuation (vols. 13-21) of Cesare Baronio's 12 v. work (first issued in 1588) entitled: Annales ecclesiastici; vols. 22-24 continued by Laderchi, followed with vols. 25-27 by Theiner.

V.13 has half- title which reads: Odorici Raynaldi Continuatio annalium Caesaris Baronii.

Vols. 14-17 have added engraved title pages; v.14 with 1690 imprint date, but added t.p dated 1692.; v.17 has imprint date 1693, but 1691on added t.p.

Title page of v.13 in red and black; lacks edition statement.

Printed in double columns.

Pagination: v.13. [12], 660, [60]; v.14 [4], 637, [41]; v.15. [4], 479, [41]; v.16. [4], 555, [37]; v.17. [4], 528, [48]; v.18. [2], 521, [39]; v.19. [4], 543, [47] p.; v.20. [2], 694[i.e. 701], [55] p.

Signatures: v.13.*⁶ A-3I⁶ 3K-3P⁴ 3Q⁶; v.14. A-3G⁶ 3H-3M⁴; v.15. pi² A-2R⁶ 2S-2Y⁴; v.16. pi² A-3B⁶ 3C⁸; v.17. pi² A-3B⁶; v.18. pi1 A-3C⁶ 3D⁴; v.19. pi1 A-3B⁶ 3C⁸; v.20. pi1 A-3Q⁶ 3R⁸.

Tome numbers and years of coverage for the volume represented by Roman numerals on title pages.

Pagination errors in v.20: p. 692 and p. 701 misnumbered as 684 and 694 respectively.

Burke Library copy (Union Rare): 9 v. in 10; vol. 21 in two parts.

Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts (VD 17), 12:116741L (set)