L'Office de la Semaine Sainte à l'usage de la maison du Roy
Artist: Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691-1764)
Publisher: Jacques Collombait, Paris, 1743
Printer: Jacques Collombait, Paris
Date: 1743
Dimensions:
book: 8 x 5 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (203 x 130 x 41mm)
page: 7 13/16 x 4 3/4 in. (199 x 120mm)
Medium: Original prints: engravings and wood-engraved ornaments, initials, head and tail pieces
Text: letterpress
Paper: cream laid paper
Classification: Books
Object number: 1925.29
Label Text:The royal coat of arms of louis XV, King of France 1715 to 1774, decorates the rich leather binding of this book, containing all the liturgy for the holy week before Easter. The three fleur-de-lys arranged within a shield surmounted by the royal crown were stamped in gold, as was the richly tooled border.
DescriptionRed calf- gold tooled- arms of Louis XV on front and back.
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