Description: Free shipping in the US A rare 17th-century Catholic Church breviary. This small 337years old book contains mass ordinary prayers and other daily prayers, liturgyof hours, scripture verses, hymns, psalms, orations, and much more. Publishedin Antwerp by the famed Plantin Press a rare, pocket-sized Catholic prayerbook. Provenance: Bookplate - Ex Libris (from books) Carl LeonhardBurckhardt The Burckhardt family is a family of the Basel patriciate, descended fromChristoph (Stoffel) Burckhardt. Notable family members: Jacob Burckhardt, 1818–1897, Swiss historian of art andculture, author of "The Culture of the Renaissance" Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (a.k.a. Sheik Ibrahim), 1784–1817,Swiss traveler and orientalist who re-discovered the ancient city of Petra Carl Jacob Burckhardt, diplomat and President of the RedCross Gottlieb Burckhardt, 1836–1907, Swiss psychiatrist andfounder of modern psychosurgery Titus Burckhardt, 1908–1984, Swiss author member of theTraditionalist School Rudy Burckhardt, 1914–1999, Swiss-American filmmaker andphotographer Coat of Arms The cultural and art historian Jacob Burckhardt The Burckhardt coat-of-arms has a shield of yellow background with ablack S intertwined with a cross (the “S” is perhaps for Seidenkrämer -silk-merchant), which is surmounted by a crowned helmet with a fluttering blackand yellow flag. The original crest was simpler and consisted only of a shieldwith the S intertwined with the cross. It was modified between 1558 and 1578. Rare book Price: $750 Catholic Church Officium B. Mariae Virg. : nuper reformatum, & Pii V. Pont. Max. iussueditum : ad instar Breuiarij Romani sub Urbano VIII recogniti ubi omnia suislocis sunt extensa Antverpiae: ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, 1686. Collation: Complete with all pages [48], 668, [4]14 engravings Provenance: Bookplate - Carl Leonhard Burckhardt Language: Latin Binding: Leather, tight and secure Size: 4.25in X 2.25in (10.5cm x 5.5cm)
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Binding: Leather
Language: Latin
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Region: Europe
Publisher: Plantin Press
Topic: Prayerbooks
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original
