90 - [MAZOT (François)]. [The Image of the Cross as Depicted in the Ceremonies of the Holy Mass. Together with the Treasury of Devotion to the Suffering of Our Lady of the Holy Cross, all enriched with beautiful illustrations.] [Paris], [Mazot], [1651 or 1653]. 8vo, red Jansenist morocco, ribbed spine, gilt title, interior lace (late 19th-century binding).

[MAZOT (François)]. [The Image of the Cross as Depicted in the Ceremonies of the Holy Mass. Together with the Treasury of Devotion to the Suffering of Our Lady of the Holy Cross, all enriched with beautiful illustrations.] [Paris], [Mazot], [1651 or 1653]. 8vo, red Jansenist morocco, ribbed spine, gilt title, interior lace (late 19th-century binding). [1] engraved dedication leaf on the verso, followed by 34 (of 35) leaves featuring engravings of ceremonies and scenes from the Passion on the reverse and prayers with figures of saints on the obverse, followed by 5 engraved pages (prayers and litanies) on pp. 35–39. Missing: the frontispiece title page (by J. Colin depicting Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane), the portrait of the dedicatee Charles de L'Aubespine, the note to the reader, the title folio of the Litany, the portrait of Christ and the Virgin, 2 pp. of litanies, the series of 20 double-sided engravings titled “The Story of David,” and the privilege. Signs of wear and paper repairs with a few missing sections. A very charming work published by the engraver and printer François Mazot, entirely engraved on copper, featuring curious scenes of the Mass depicting the celebrant standing before the altar throughout the service, with full-length portraits of the apostles, saints, and high-ranking Church dignitaries. Meticulously crafted, the work was considered precious in its day, and its copies were deemed worthy of being entrusted to the finest Parisian bookbinders. For this reason, it features in the most prominent collections of the 19th century.