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Pietro Pompeio Vincenzo de’ Mantachetti, Doctor of Both Laws The title I.V.D. (Juris Utriusque Doctor) signifies a doctorate in both Civil and Canon Law. and appointed Revisor of this Work for the Holy Office, The "Holy Office" refers to the Roman Inquisition, the ecclesiastical body tasked with reviewing texts for doctrinal errors. etc.
The aforementioned testimony having been established,
Friar Paolo Gerolamo Giacconi of Garessio, Inquisitor of Bologna.
A faint circular stamp or seal is visible to the right of the Imprimatur text, likely an official ecclesiastical or inquisitorial mark.