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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ex Libris, post: 2791391, member: 14916&quot;]Yesterday I acquired a new addition to my collection. The full title is: Missale romanum : ex decreto sacrosancti concilii Tridentini restitutum Pii V. Pont. Max. Iussu editum.</p><p><br /></p><p>This book is a description of the Roman Catholic mass, printed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_Plantin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_Plantin" rel="nofollow">Christophe Plantin</a> in Antwerp in the year 1574. The book has been rebound around 1900 and a 19th century neogothic part was added (to add a Dutch update of the missal).</p><p><br /></p><p>The binding is a bit soiled and damaged</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280516[/ATTACH] </p><p>The clasps are intact and working</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280518[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>The spine is loose and needs repair</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280517[/ATTACH] </p><p>Beautiful simple frontispiece with a woodcut of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, patrons of Rome.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]280511[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Colofon with Plantin&#039;s printers mark &quot;Labore et Constantia&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280514[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Some pages have great woodcuts in the borders and 2 colored capitals</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280512[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280513[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Full size woodcut of the crucifixion by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Wierix" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Wierix" rel="nofollow">Jan Wierix</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280520[/ATTACH] </p><p>There is also plain chant music added </p><p>[ATTACH=full]280519[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>19th century neogothic text and pictures</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280515[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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