Description
Office de la Semaine Sainte. Paris, Charles Fosset, s.d. In-8, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, fleurs-de-lis at the corners, royal arms in the center, spine ornamented, crowned figure L repeated, (Rel. of the period). Copy annotated, probably by a nun, in the margins with ritual indications: for example, p. 13: "Ici, l'officière va au pupitre pour chanter. - Here, the singers of the procession go to the middle of the choir". It was also full of printed and annotated instructions (early 20th c.). Handwritten bookplate: "this book is from the monastery of the Visitation Sainte Marie d'Orléans". Worn binding, stained. Joint: [Office de la Semaine Sainte. 1728]. In-8, red morocco, compartments decorated with filigree irons, coat of arms in the center of the boards, spine with ornamented nerves, lining and endpapers of gilt paper embossed with floral motifs, marbled edges (Remboîtage). Title page missing.
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Office de la Semaine Sainte. Paris, Charles Fosset, s.d. In-8, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, fleurs-de-lis at the corners, royal arms in the center, spine ornamented, crowned figure L repeated, (Rel. of the period). Copy annotated, probably by a nun, in the margins with ritual indications: for example, p. 13: "Ici, l'officière va au pupitre pour chanter. - Here, the singers of the procession go to the middle of the choir". It was also full of printed and annotated instructions (early 20th c.). Handwritten bookplate: "this book is from the monastery of the Visitation Sainte Marie d'Orléans". Worn binding, stained. Joint: [Office de la Semaine Sainte. 1728]. In-8, red morocco, compartments decorated with filigree irons, coat of arms in the center of the boards, spine with ornamented nerves, lining and endpapers of gilt paper embossed with floral motifs, marbled edges (Remboîtage). Title page missing.
