{"product_id":"recueil-de-prieres-gilt-gauffered-and-hand-painted-floral-page-edges","title":"1867 Recueil de prières: Gilt-Gauffered and Hand-Painted Floral Page Edges","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecueil de prières de Madame de Fenoil, printed by H. Corner, Lyon, France. Published 1867. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally compiled by Madeleine de Fenoyl, this prayer collection became one of the most popular and frequently reprinted private devotional books in France throughout the 1800s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rare edition features a brown leather cover, a central medallion depicting the \u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eSacred Heart of Jesus\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and the \u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eImmaculate Heart of Mary, all page edges are gold gilt-gauffered and hand-painted with a floral motif in green and red, gold-tone metal frame around front and back covers with intricate gold-tone clasp closure. 776 pages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eGauffering involves heating small tools and manually stamping intricate, repeating indentations into the page edges. In this case, an artisan then used micro-brushes to paint colored enamels or lacquers inside the pressed indentations. The design on this book features rich \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eemerald green rosettes\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e accented by delicate \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003ecrimson red buds\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" 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);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-processed=\"true\" 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);'\u003eFrontispiece by \u003c\/span\u003eLouis-Joseph Hallez, a highly prominent 19th-century French religious painter, lithographer, and illustrator. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003eHe was renowned for his work in the \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" 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);'\u003eSaint-Sulpice\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e style, a highly emotional and elegant form of French Catholic devotional art popular in the mid-century. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" 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);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" 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);'\u003e87 mm W x 127 mm H\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" 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);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" 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);'\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eMarks to covers and spine, back cover board slightly bowed, green paint faded on top and bottom exterior page edges, discoloration on interior endpapers, likely a reaction from the glue aging, solid structure. Good condition.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" 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);'\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" 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);'\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58028157829507,"sku":null,"price":605.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_a6a095b3-88d9-4aa2-ab49-b84ce78f6c11.jpg?v=1778591555","url":"https:\/\/stinkyoldbooks.com\/products\/recueil-de-prieres-gilt-gauffered-and-hand-painted-floral-page-edges","provider":"Stinky Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}