‎MISSALE ROMANUM - 19th C. in-folio altar edition , binding silver mounted with large embossed silver ornaments by a Courtrai (Flanders) silversmith.‎
‎Missale Romanum ex decreto sacrosancti concilii Tridentini restitutum, S. PII Quinti jussu editum, Clementis VIII. et Urbani VIII. Papae auctoritate recognitum, et novis missis ex indulto apostolico hucusque concessis auctum..‎

‎Missale Romanum ex decreto sacrosancti concilii Tridentini restitutum, S. PII Quinti jussu editum, Clementis VIII. et Urbani VIII. Papae auctoritate recognitum, et novis missis ex indulto apostolico hucusque concessis auctum..‎

‎12. Mechliniae (Mechelen), H. Dessain, successor P.J. Hanicq, 1858, large in-4°, 36 x 25 cm, (48) nn pp ( with 2 full page wood-engravings) + 488 pp + cxxxi pp + (7) pp + 66 pp ( Missae propriae sanctorum archidioecesis Coloniensis). All pages printed in red and black and within typographicals fillets. With numerous large woodcut initials. With a total of 9 full page wood-engravings made by H. Brown ( some signed in the woodblock). Interior genarally fine with the exception of the (daily used) canon part of the missal. These pages show some thumbing and wear. BINDING: Full brown morocco over wooden boards , raised spine with gilt title . All edges gilt, with matching leather tabs bearing gilt initials. Both covers have four large nearly rectangular recesses around a small central lozange. Marbled endpapers. The binding has two large silver-plated clasps and 8 silver-plated corner protections, together with on both covers 4 hexagonal silver-plated studs. On the inside of the movable parts of the clasps is engraved '' D. 27 Novemb. 1858 Th. & B '', on the other clasp '' P. Schwann''. From the contents of the missal we may deduce that its first use was for the diocese of Cologne ( Köln) in Germany. The meaning of the engraved inscriptions remain unclear. It could be the name of the donor, the first owner, or even the bookbinder. Fine specimen of a missal of the Roman Catholic Church in a very well preserved spectacular binding with metal ornaments and clasps. The missal, always in Latin, was the most important book in the Roman catholic liturgy and served during mass (Eucharist celebration). It was made universal for the Church at the Council of Trent (1545-1563) and virtually made redundant at the Second Vatican Council in the 1960's.‎

‎Missale Romanum ex decreto sacrosancti concilii Tridentini restitutum, S. PII Quinti jussu editum, Clementis VIII. et Urbani VIII. Papae auctoritate recognitum, et novis missis ex indulto apostolico hucusque concessis auctum..‎

‎ Mechliniae (Mechelen), H. Dessain, successor P.J. Hanicq, for the Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, 1855 in-folio, (39,5 x 26,8 cm) 42 nn pp including title, lithographic front. and fullpage woodcut (Brown-Lies) + 514 pp + clv pp + 2 pp (Pro Soc. Iesu) + 40 pp (Missae Propriae Sanctorum Belgii) with 10 full page wood engravings (engraver T. Brown), All pages printed in red and black and within typographicals fillets. With pages of music scores. Missal has been in use up till the 1920's. Proof of that are some additions of 1927 which have been inserted. Notwithstanding some very sparse foxing spots ,some offsetting of the inserted leaves and some damaged or missing tabs (bookmarks) still a very good copy . BINDING Bound in contemporary deep red velvet over wooden boards. Both covers decorated with large embossed silver roccoco ornaments, including silver border with corner pieces and 8 bosses. The frontal central cartouche figures Saint Vincentius à Paolo with the baby child Jesus. The cartouche at the back represents Mary queen of heaven with child. Both cartouches , as the two clasps , have the hallmark of master silversmith Auguste Joseph Gavier (Courtrai- Flanders 1814 - 1863). Endpapers in white satin, ,All edges gilt. Apart from a small loss of velvet at the tail cap the binding is excellently preserved, not in the least due to the good functioning of the well designed eight bosses. Fine example of a silver altar missal, in fine condition with hardly any traces of use, which is rare because these missals were in daily use during mass service in the Roman Catholic church. This missal can be considered as a sumptous highlight of the Roman Catholic church litugical books, a church which had regained strenght after the debacle of the French Revolution .‎

‎Missale Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum, S. Pii Quinti jussu editum, Clementis VIII et Urbani VIII Papae auctoritate recognitum. Et novis Missis ex indulto apostolico hucusque concessis auctum.‎

‎Florentiae, Apud Jacobum Moro 1856, in-4°, titre en rouge et noir + XXXVI + 488 p. + CLXIII + 21 p. (Missae ... diocecesi Pisciensi) + 4 p. n.n. , avec 5 gravures hors texte par Gior. Buttarzon, texte et musique en rouge et en noir, texte sur 2 colonnes, papier très frais, solide reliure en cuir originale, dos et plats ornés, ‎

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