112. MISSEL DE L'HISTOIRE SAINTE.
Tournai [1900], Zech and Son, 404 pp.
A gilded so-called missal, or prayer book of the Sacred History for every Catholic consisting of several parts. The first contains the basic prayers. The second part consists of the Mass and the service of Vespers. The next part is the liturgy of the word from the Old and New Testaments read for all the Sundays and major feasts of the liturgical year. The next part is the Mass during the administration of the sacrament of marriage and the Stations of the Cross. And at the end are antiphons, psalms and canticles. The text is essentially paralleled in Latin and French. The entire book ends with a detailed table of contents with an index of prayers. The prayer book contains 4 full-page engravings showing scenes from the Old and New Testaments. Each page also contains mini engravings with famous scenes from the Old and New Testaments, such as the fishing of little Moses out of the Nile, and the Veneration of the Three Kings. In addition, geometric and floral designs.
Period binding, full brown gilt and embossed leather in db condition with minimal spots or rubbing; spine embossed and gilded with title; beautiful cream colored linen cover on satin cloth gilded with signets on monogrammed binding leather; interior in poor condition, numerous red stains on some pages, but dry; Nantes bookstore sticker on pre-title page; all page edges are gilded; overall average condition.
