PARISHIONER OF THE RENAISSANCE (1883)

An exquisite French Christian Catholic devotional book from 1883 titled "Paroissien de la Reneissance" (engl. Parishioner of the Renaissance). This magnificant work containing Morning Prayers, Evening Prayers, Ordinary of the Mass, Sunday Vespers, Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Psalms of Penance, Prayers for Communion, The Holy Feast, Sunday Vespers, etc.

Bound in an unique brown Morocco leather binding with a two hand-made metal clasps. All page edges twice gauffered in gilt by Latin text "GLORIA:IN:EXAELSIS:DEO" (engl. Glory in the Exaltation of the Holy Spirit), separated by The Bolnisi Cross and framed by beautiful ornamental fleurons. Binding signed in gilt by Gruel to the bottom of the spine. With embossed stylised monogram initials to the both boards. Very rich decorated front and rear paste-down with gilt frames and bordeaux Moirée silk. Free endpapers also accompanied by bordeaux Moirée silk.

With engraved title page and 8 chromatographic plates in colour & gilt engraved by Ch. Walter. Superb illustrations in chromolithography taken from Medieval Manuscripts and Books of Hours. All 632 text pages framed by different illuminated decorations designed by famous French engraver's house 'Moreau'. Pages/text block from high quality paper by 'Blanchet freres & Kleber'.

"Paroissien de la Reneissance"; Brown Morocco leather binding with two metal clasps. Embossed stylised monogram to the boards. Spine with five raised bands. All page edges gauffered in gilt; Collation complete - [6] blank pages, Engraved title page, 632 pages, [6] blank pages, with 8 full-page chromolithographic plates; Full leather binding is strong, tight and firm, overall in excellent condition, with some minor surface scuffing to the extremities. Metal clasps are in excellent condition, fully functional and well preserved, with little patina only. Pages/Text block in immaculate condition, clean and bright, no any marks or foxing throughout, except a few pages with a few negligible (light and small) foxing dots to the white margins. Overall the condition of the book is NEAR FINE.

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