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François MAZOT

Le tableau de la croix représenté dans les cérémonies de la Sainte messe

Chez F. Mazot, à Paris 1652, Pet. in-8 (11,5x16cm), 47f., relié.

First edition, rare. Book entirely engraved 88 pages (with text and figures), and illustrated with a portrait of Charles William of Aubespine Gheyn, a beautiful frontispiece title by Collin. The first part consists of 68 pages: the litany. It consists of a frontispiece from one figure to the left of an episode of the Mass and a prayer right (French and Latin) with two figures of saints on foot. The book continues with other litanies of 4 pages with figures of saints, and a litany to Jesus, with his portrait and a litany to the Virgin also with a portrait; the texts are in the center of historical scenes in a frame. Finally 8 pages of psalms engraved with 7 historical scenes in a broad framework. Full morocco red vintage. Back tooled raised the grotesque. boards adorned with a succession of 4 framing consist of three nets and angle irons. Higher Cap threadbare. 2 corners bumped. Traces of clasps with minor losses. Friction. Scribbles on endpapers. Nice copy, fresh. Manual copy Mass in the religious and spiritual life illustration of the seventeenth century. The spirituality of the collection is based on the mystical assimilation acts of passion and phases of the sacrifices of the mass. "One of the three major publications whose carvings are indicative of the characteristic tendencies of religious illustration that date. "Jeanne Duportal (Studies on the books to figures of the seventeenth century). --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information!

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