Missale Romanum 1544 Lyons Usum Sacrosanctae Romanae Barbous Engravings No Res For Sale

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OFFERED WITH is a rare, beautiful and very desirable example of THE GLORIOUS ‘MISSALE ROMANUM’ OF BALTHAZAR ARNOULLET AND JOANNIS BARBOUS, PRINTED AT LYONS IN QUARTO IN 1544, complete in all respects including the title, calendar, contents and colophon leaf, ADORNED WITH NUMEROUS VERY FINE METAL-CUT MINIATURE ILLUSTRATIONS AND INHABITED INITIALS DEPICTING SAINTS, further adorned (being a Missale) by NUMEROUS LEAVES BEARING PRINTED MUSICAL NOTATION, beautifully printed in red and black gothic type, with HUNDREDS OF WOODCUT INITIALS THROUGHOUT, and bound in late 17th or early 18 century calf. We provide free expedited, tracked and insured shipping throughout Canada and the United States. We also ship worldwide (outside of North America) at cost – the buyer pays our cost or less for shipment. Please see fuller details of our shipment policy at the foot of the description.  

AN EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE EXAMPLE OF THE GLORIOUSLY PRINTED ‘MISSALE ROMANUM’ OF ARNOULLET AND BARBOUS, PRINTED AT LYONS IN QUARTO IN 1544, ADORNED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS AND HUNDREDS OF WOODCUT INITIALS.

The full general title reads as follows:

“Missale / Ad usum Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae, recens diligenti studio recognitum. / Ioan. V. / Scrutamini scipturas: quoniam illae sunt, quae testimonium perhibent de me. / Lugduni, / M. D. XLIIII [1544].”

The colophon reads as follows:

“Excudebat / Balthazard Arnoullet, cum haeredibus Ioannis Barbous.”

The ‘Missale Romanum,’ or ‘Roman Missal,’ is the liturgical book that contains the text and rubrics for the celebration of the Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. Before the high Middle Ages, several books were used at Mass: a Sacramentary with the prayers, one or more books for the Scriptural readings, and one or more books for the antiphons and other chants. Gradually, manuscripts came into being that incorporated parts of more than one of these books, leading finally to versions that were complete in themselves. Such a book was referred to as a Missale Plenum (English: "Full Missal").

In 1223 Saint Francis of Assisi instructed his friars to adopt the form that was in use at the Papal Court (Rule, chapter 3). They adapted this missal further to the needs of their largely itinerant apostolate. Pope Gregory IX considered, but did not put into effect, the idea of extending this missal, as revised by the Franciscans, to the whole Western Church; and in 1277 Pope Nicholas III ordered it to be accepted in all churches in the city of Rome. Its use spread throughout Europe, especially after the invention of the printing press; but the editors introduced variations of their own choosing, some of them substantial. Printing also favoured the spread of other liturgical texts of less certain orthodoxy. The present example,’ belongs to this period of glorious printing but relative heterodoxy, to which the Council of Trent put an end as a result of its long deliberations during the middle decades of the 16th century.

The volume is complete in all respects and is foliated [12], 212. The volume measures about 29.5 cm by 21 cm by 4 cm; each leaf measures about 287 mm by 200 mm.

The volume is bound in full late 17th or early 18th century French calf, with the spine divided by raised and gilt bands into 6 compartments, and with the second compartment from the head adorned with the original red morocco spine label (chipped). The binding is solidly in very good condition, with a strong book-block, with the hinges holding firmly by the cords, and with minor to moderate wear at the edges and corners. The original marbled endpapers have been retained. Internally, the volume is generally in excellent condition, with clean, bright pages, clear print and ample margins throughout. The engravings are excellent impressions in all cases. PLEASE CONSULT THE PHOTOS BELOW IN ORDER TO GAIN THE BEST POSSIBLE UNDERSTANDING OF THE VOLUME’S CONDITION.

In all, this is a rare, beautiful and very desirable example of THE GLORIOUS ‘MISSALE ROMANUM’ OF BALTHAZAR ARNOULLET AND JOANNIS BARBOUS, PRINTED AT LYONS IN QUARTO IN 1544, complete in all respects including the title, calendar, contents and colophon leaf, ADORNED WITH NUMEROUS VERY FINE METAL-CUT MINIATURE ILLUSTRATIONS AND INHABITED INITIALS DEPICTING SAINTS, further adorned (being a Missale) by NUMEROUS LEAVES BEARING PRINTED MUSICAL NOTATION, beautifully printed in red and black gothic type, with HUNDREDS OF WOODCUT INITIALS THROUGHOUT, bound in late 17th or early 18 century calf, and OFFERED WITH .

Please take the time necessary to review the photos below in order to gain a better understanding of the content and condition of the volume. Please also take a moment to view my other sales of rare and desirable English and Continental printed books dating from the 15th through the 19th century.

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