Roman Catholic Missal and Vespers Book - L.J. Daeleman - Henri Proost Turnhout - ca. 1940

A particularly comprehensive Roman Catholic Missal and Vespertorial Book with explanations, compiled by Dr. L.J. Daeleman and published by Henri Proost & Co. in Turnhout. This substantial edition from circa 1940 combines the Catholic liturgy of the Mass, Vespers, prayers, and ecclesiastical feasts in one compact volume of approximately 1,820 pages.

The texts are included in both Dutch and Latin and comprise, among other things, the Masses from the Missale Romanum, the Vespers for Sundays and feast days, and the proper of the feasts of the Dutch and Flemish dioceses. The book thus forms an interesting document of Roman Catholic devotional practice and liturgy from before the Second Vatican Council.

The neat finish is particularly fine. The compact book is bound in black grained faux leather with a gold-colored spine title and a blind-stamped religious monogram on the front cover. The full page edges are finished in red and gold and have retained their shine remarkably well. Inside are decorative endpapers with a repeating IHS monogram and three colored ribbon markers.

Religious illustrations, ornaments, and liturgical depictions are included throughout the book. The imprimatur was granted in Mechelen on September 21, 1939; the included table of movable feasts begins in 1940.

Details:

• Title: Roman Catholic Missal and Vespertorial Book with Explanations
• Compiler: Dr. L.J. Daeleman
• Publisher: Henri Proost & Co., Printers-Bookbinders-Publishers
• Place of publication: Turnhout, Belgium
• Date: ca. 1940
• Imprimatur: Mechelen, September 21, 1939
• Language: Dutch and Latin
• Size: approximately 1,820 pages
• Contents: Masses, Vespers, prayers, sacraments, and ecclesiastical feasts
• Liturgy: Roman Catholic, pre-Second Vatican Council
• Includes proper of the feasts of Dutch and Flemish dioceses
• With ecclesiastical calendar and table of movable feasts 1940-1964
• With religious illustrations and ornaments
• Binding: black grained faux leather
• Spine title: gold-colored
• Page edges: red and gold
• Endpapers: decoratively printed with IHS monogram
• Three colored ribbon markers present
• Dimensions: ca. 14.5 × 9.5 cm
• Thickness: ca. 4 cm
• Origin: Belgium
• Production: Turnhout
• Condition: good used condition for its age. The binding and spine are well preserved and the text block is firm. The red and gold page edges are still remarkably fine. A few pages show slight edge and corner damage and the ribbon markers show signs of use.