{"product_id":"ave-maria-gebedenboek-braine-le-comte-belgie-ca-1927","title":"Ave Maria - Prayer book - Braine-le-Comte, Belgium c. 1927","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA small and beautifully crafted Catholic prayer book from the interwar period, published by Zech \u0026amp; Son in Braine-le-Comte, Belgium. Ave Maria is subtitled \"Devout Prayer Book for God-Loving Souls\" and contains 288 pages of prayers, litanies, and exercises for personal Catholic devotion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is particularly striking for its exceptionally soft leather binding with an almost velvety texture. The front and back covers feature blind-embossed floral ornaments, and the spine is also decoratively designed. Inside, there are characteristic endpapers with a blue-green butterfly and floral pattern, while the pages are finished with fine red frames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ecclesiastical approval of the text dates back to July 28, 1919. Furthermore, there is a personal inscription at the front from 1928: \"October 15, 1928, Ida, Happy celebration.\" Together, these features clearly place the book within the Catholic culture of the interwar period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompact prayer books like this were personal items intended to be carried at home and during church visits. The traces of use and the nearly hundred-year-old inscription are therefore not only signs of age but also of the book's original function.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle: Ave Maria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubtitle: Devout Prayer Book for God-Loving Souls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Zech \u0026amp; Son\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation: Braine-le-Comte, Belgium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Nº 66N\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDating: presumably c. 1927\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: Dutch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtent: 288 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType: Roman Catholic prayer book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding: exceptionally soft leather with decorative blind embossing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecorative endpapers with butterfly and floral pattern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed\/gilt edge finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEcclesiastical imprimatur: Tournai, July 28, 1919\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandwritten inscription dated October 15, 1928\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: approx. 12 × 6.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness: approx. 13 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: fair to good historical condition with clear wear to the soft leather binding and edges, damage to the ends of the spine, and other signs of use consistent with its age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ziggy's Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55097829917011,"sku":"AA0427003","price":22.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/0412\/2451\/files\/IMG_0262.jpg?v=1790658931","url":"https:\/\/ziggyswarehouse.com\/en-lu\/products\/ave-maria-gebedenboek-braine-le-comte-belgie-ca-1927","provider":"Ziggy's Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}