1690 – Bohemian Roman Missal | Catholic Church Breviary, Engravings & Music

A rare, late-17th-century Roman Catholic Missal published in Prague. This incredible 1690 edition includes large type font and is filled with liturgical chant with black and red inks throughout. In addition to the liturgy, this volume contains numerous full-page engravings as well as pages of music in chant notation.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Missale Romano Bohemicum Conformatum, Juxta Decretum Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini Restitutum, Pii V. Pontificis Maximi Jussu Editum, Et Clementis VIII.
• Author(s): Catholic Church
• Publisher: Pragae: Guilielmum Knauff
• Edition: 1690 Prague Edition
• Binding: Moroccan black leather
• Format: Folio
• Size:  12.5in x 8.5in (31.5cm x 21.5cm)
• Collation: [64], 663; cxxv, [5]; [28]
• Illustrations: numerous full-page engravings + music notation
• Contents Include:
  • Canon Missae
  • Proprium de Tempore
  • Proprium Sanctorum
  • Commune Sanctorum
  • Liturgical Instructions and Music Notation

Condition:

Good. Binding firm with some wear at corners and pulling at the front hinge. Boards show light surface scuffing. Text block secure throughout. All engravings intact. Pages generally clean with minor aging.

Why Collect This?

• Printed in Prague under Habsburg rule
• Contains engraved liturgical plates
• Conforms to Council of Trent prescriptions

Item Number: # 29995