{"product_id":"paroissien-romain-first-communion-a-a-initial","title":"1870s Paroissien Romain: First Communion, A. A. Initials","description":"\u003cp\u003eParoissien Romain \u003cspan\u003eprinted by\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj4s-mhlOaUAxUETkEAHU7cFZsQ0fERegYIAAgOEAE\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"\"\u003eLouis-Ernest Cornillac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Châtillon-sur-Seine, France. French and Latin languages. Publication \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003ec. 1870-1873 \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e(Text carries the 1854 ecclesiastical approbation; features a movable feast liturgical calendar spanning 1869–1895, and an inscription dated 1873).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis charming Roman Parishioner prayer book was given as a customized First Communion gift 153 years ago to \u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eAuguste Angély\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e by \u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eCésarine Creuxter, \u003c\/em\u003ewho was likely his godmother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eIt's bound in full red leather, the cover is adorned with an intricate leaf motif and A.A. initials, 4 raised bands on the spine, decorative double metal clasp closure in a gold-tone, all page edges are gold gilt, ivory endpapers stamped to mimic moiré silk, and black and white illustrations by Hercules Catenacci (illustrator), Édouard Deschamps (master wood-engraver), dried flower on page 270, dried clover on page 457, 704 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e85 mm W x 120 mm H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscription\u003c\/strong\u003e: Souvenir of First Communion, given to \u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eAuguste Angély\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eby \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eCésarine Creuxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Mai 1873\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Context: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eIn 1870s Catholic France, the \u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003ePremière Communion\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (First Holy Communion) was a significant rite of passage, usually celebrated when a child was around 11 to 12 years old. Gifting a personalized \u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eParoissien\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was a traditional present.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ornate title page border features Christian iconography. There are \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eTetramorphs\u003c\/span\u003e, symbolic winged creatures representing the \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eFour Evangelists\u003c\/span\u003e who wrote the Gospels:\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAAIBxAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe Eagle (Top Left)\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Symbolizes \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eSt. John\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, representing his soaring theological vision.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAAIBxAB\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe Winged Man\/Angel (Top Right)\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Symbolizes \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eSt. Matthew\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, focusing on Christ's human genealogy.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAAIBxAC\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe Winged Ox (Bottom Left)\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Symbolizes \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eSt. Luke\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, representing sacrifice and priestly service.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAAIBxAD\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; 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