Roman Missal, Year 1672, XVII century, Petri Guillimin

Roman Missal, Year 1672, 17th Century, Petri Guillimin

Impressive copy of Missale Romanvm from the 17th century according to the ritual of the Tridentine Mass (Concilii Tridentini Restitvtvm), written entirely in Latin and codified under the pontificate of Pius V (Pii V Pont.Max Ivssv Editvm). It is edited by Petri Guillimin. All this is shown in its beautiful frontispiece executed in two-tone, with red and black ink, which also displays an engraving of angelic figures around the corpus christi. The Missale Romanum is the official liturgical book of the Roman Church that contains all the ceremonies, prayers, readings and rubrics for the celebration of the Holy Mass. It consists of three parts: the ordinary of the Mass, with the prayers for each day, the saints' calendar, and the votive masses and masses for the dead. The book offers a spectacular image for the wealth of images not only of engravings in black ink (20 in total -both full page and surrounded by text), but also for the abundant ornamental lettering and the pages where the scores of cantable prayers on tetragram in red and with keys, notes and letters in black are included. The copy offered is well preserved, although it shows evidence of its use: the covers are cardboarded and are of the dark brown paste type (covered with leather), with signs of rubbing and chipping on the edges; as well as the upper part of the spine, also of brown paste, which shows six ribs with gilt decoration between the spaces between them. The lower part of the first rib serves as a space for the title Missale Romanum, also in gilt. The three cuts are white, the front one taking the form of a half-round. The guards show multicolor abstraction drawings, probably made in the 19th century to reinforce the original ones, strengthening the binding. The documentary block remains adjusted and firm, enduring the vicissitudes of the centuries. In three occasions it presents between its pages insertions of prayers, either handwritten (in sheet written in black ink on both sides, and included after page 254 of the Canon Missae), or from sheets executed in print (like the one referred to the festo Immaculatae Conceptionis after page 342, dated in 1863; and the one referred to the festo Sancti bomifacii, after page 410, dated in 1874), . The pages show bone tone, slight traces of handling in the lower corners and with small brown marks or spots of oxidation. There are no traces of humidity. Given the time elapsed and its regular use, it can be stated that the copy is in a good state of preservation, retaining the signs of identity and personality of an old book. By way of information, it is worth mentioning that the liturgy of the Tridentine Mass that is included in this book is the ritual of the Mass of the Roman rite of the Catholic Church, as described in the successive editions of the Roman Missal that were promulgated from 1570 to 1962. The qualifier Tridentine refers to its origin, since it was typified, reformed and standardized for the whole Latin Church by the Council of Trent. It is also called the Mass of St. Pius V, the Pope who codified it until the reform of Paul VI. St. Pius V published, in 1570, an edition of the Roman Missal, which he ordered to be used throughout the Western Church. Size: 34 cm by 23 cm and 5.5 cm thick.

The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha, in edition of the year 1850, 19th century, published in Paris by Gustave Havard. In very good condition, it contains a total of 120 engravings by Tony Johannot. The covers are lined with lilac paper with touches of yellow and green. The spine, in purple tinted leather, displays the title Don Quichotte de la Manche in gilt stamping. It has nerves, the binding is strong and the interior is in good condition, without humidity or oxidation and with a very evident whiteness of the paper. This is the second translation of the famous work Don Quixote de la Mancha into French, although it is the first time that it has been translated in its entirety, as its translation had previously been divided into two parts (César Oudin, in 1614, and Francois de Rosset, in 1618). The version offered corresponds to the translation made by Filleau de Saint-Martin in 1677-1678. Commissioned by the Parisian publisher Barbin, Filleau de Saint-Martin translated from Spanish into French Miguel de Cervantes' famous work Don Quixote de la Mancha, which was published in 1677 in four volumes. However, he altered the end of the work so that Don Quixote, instead of dying, would be cured of his illness, and Filleau de Saint Martin then wrote a continuation in French, with the title Historia del admirable don Quijote de la Mancha (History of the admirable Don Quixote of La Mancha). This work remained unfinished because of his death, and was continued in the early 18th century by Robert Challe. Size: 30.5 cm high, 22.5 cm wide and 2 cm thick.

Magnificent four volumes of the wonders of science by Louis Figuier, publishing house "Furne, Jouvet et cie" Paris 1868-1870.We are talking about bindings of the period in good condition from the first page to the last. The dimensions of the volumes are 29x20 cm and their total weight is 7,5kg.The volumes are composed of the following subjects: