1742 – Missale Sagiense – Catholic Church | Missal of Sées Diocese, Huge Folio

A rare 17th-century Roman Catholic Missal published in Lyon. This impressive 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 a variety of beautiful full-page engravings and decorative initials. Missale Sagiense was issued in Paris for use within the Sées diocese under Ludovicus Franciscus Neel de Christot. This edition contains the liturgical texts of the Mass along with extensive chant notation printed in red and black ink.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Missale Sagiense : … D.D. Ludovici-Francisci Neel de Christot, Sagiensis episcopi, &c. auctoritate ; ac venerabilis ejusdem ecclesiae capituli consensu editum
• Author(s): Catholic Church
• Contributor(s): Ludovicus Franciscus Neel de Christot
• Publisher: Parisiis: Sumptibus bibliopolarum usuum Sagiensium
• Edition: 1742.
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: Folio, single volume
• Size:  15.5 in x 10.5 in (39 cm x 27 cm)
• Collation: 633, [cxxv], [32] pp
• Illustrations: decorative initials; musical notation throughout
• Contents Include:
  • Liturgical texts of the Mass
  • Chant notation in red and black ink
  • Church calendar and ecclesiastical material

Condition:

Good. Full leather binding is tight and secure with cracking along the spine. Corners and edges show notable wear. Pages are generally clean with no major loss.

Why Collect This?

• Large folio Catholic missal with chant notation
• Printed in Paris for diocesan use

Item Number: #50656