136 - [LITURGY & RELIGION]

[LITURGY & RELIGION] Missale Romanum, restored in accordance with the decree of the Sacred Council of Trent, published by order of Pope Pius V and revised under the authority of Pope Clement VIII... Coloniae Agrippinae [Cologne], published at the expense of Cornelius ab Egmondt and partners, 1629 A substantial folio volume. Contemporary full black calfskin. Spine with four raised bands, decorated with panels and embossed motifs. Embossed scrollwork and fillet surrounding the covers. Brass clasps. Gilded edges. Defects on the first few folios. Title page and frontispiece slightly torn with a small loss. Interior with a few rare stains. A prestigious and imposing edition of the Roman Missal from the Counter-Reformation period, magnificently printed in red and black type (rubricated) and embellished with musical notation. Published in accordance with the decrees of the Council of Trent, this large devotional missal incorporates the textual revisions and additions ordered by Popes Pius V and Clement VIII, as well as the recent feasts promulgated during the pontificates of Paul V, Gregory XV, and Urban VIII. The work derives great interest from its remarkable engravings: the book opens with a sumptuous architectural frontispiece featuring Eucharistic scenes, engraved by Simon van de Passe after the Monogrammist DVB, flanked by the figures of Saints Peter and Paul, and contains large engraved plates, notably by Cornelis Galle, as well as numerous densely decorated initials and illustrated vignettes.