Missal of the Canadian Saints Martyrs with holster. Illustrations Elisabeth Sonrel. Made in Belgium. Prayer book. Religious book.

Missal of the Canadian Holy Martyrs. N.1040.
Langlais Bookstore Limited. Quebec.
Made in Belgium.
Imprimatur 10 January 1931.
288p.
Black spotted red patent leather cover with 2 diagonal stripes engraved with Florentine style frills.
8 Sepia illustrations out of text by Elisabeth Sonrel.
Title engraved on the back.
Golden gutters and slices.
Black, white and yellow illuminations on all pages.
Counterplat and grey marbled cardboard guard page.
With black embossed cardboard case.
Contains Vespers, litanies, Sunday and yearly gospels, morning prayers, rosary, way of the cross etc...
Inside as new (see photos)
1 light vertical recess in the middle to the right of the 1st flat (see photos)
The cardboard case has wear marks (see photos)
Missal: 15 cm x 8.5 cm.
Case: 15.5 cm x 9 cm.
Case thickness: 2.5 cm.

The illustrator of this missal, Elisabeth Sonrel (1874-1953) is a French painter and illustrator of Art Nouveau style whose work is assimilated to the Pre-Raphaelist current.
His subjects are mostly mystical and symbolic.


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