The Golden Censer - Fr. Eppink - Antique Leather Prayer Book 1907

Antique Roman Catholic prayer and church book Het Gulden Wierookvat (The Golden Censer), compiled by Fr. Eppink Pr. and published at the beginning of the 20th century.

This compact copy is bound in a dark leather cover with a gold-stamped title on the spine and all-gilt page edges. Inside are decorative endpapers, religious illustrations, and beautifully designed pages with both Dutch and Latin texts.

The book contains prayers, instructions, texts for the Holy Mass, a church calendar, and an extensive collection of hymns with musical notation. The illustrative decorations are based on drawings by Prof. Jos. Klein and Brother Max Schmalzl.

This edition is designated as the “Seventh Ten Thousand” and contains a reimprimatur dated July 27, 1907. The book was printed in Utrecht by W. Anton Abels.

An authentic Dutch Catholic devotional book from the early twentieth century, featuring a particularly beautiful combination of leather, gilt edges, religious illustrations, and historical liturgical texts.

Details

• Title: Het Gulden Wierookvat
• Subtitle: Prayers, Instructions, and Hymns
• Author/compiler: Fr. Eppink Pr.
• Edition: Seventh Ten Thousand
• Date: c. 1907
• Reimprimatur: Utrecht, July 27, 1907
• Printer: W. Anton Abels, Utrecht
• Language: Dutch and Latin
• Type: Roman Catholic prayer and church book
• Binding: Dark leather
• Spine: Gold-stamped title
• Edges: All-gilt
• Illustrations: Based on drawings by Prof. Jos. Klein and Brother Max Schmalzl
• Contents: Prayers, instructions, Mass texts, church calendar, and hymns with musical notation
• Height: c. 13 cm
• Thickness: Less than 3 cm
• Period: Early 20th century
  
• Condition: Fair to good antiquarian condition with clear signs of use and age on the leather cover and edges. The interior is well-preserved for its age.