AUTHOR: ARCHBISHOP JAKOB VON LIEBENSTEIN

LANGUAGE: LATIN

DATE: 1493 AD

PAGE #: 614

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.5 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: MAINZ MISSAL OR MISSALE MOGUNTINUM IS A LITURGICAL MANUSCRIPT FROM THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. IT WAS PRINTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ARCHBISHOP JAKOB VON LIEBENSTEIN. THE MAINZ MISSAL WAS MADE IN THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD BETWEEN THE REIGNS OF THE MAINZ BISHOPS JAKOB VON LIEBENSTEIN AND URIEL VON GEMMINGEN. THIS COPY WAS STILL PRINTED UNDER THE REIGN OF LIEBENSTEIN. THE MAINZ BISHOP LED THE LARGEST GERMAN CHURCH PROVINCE AND WAS ONE OF THE SEVEN ELECTORS; AS GERMAN ARCH-CHANCELLOR HE OCCUPIED THE HIGHEST RANK. THIS MISSAL IS PRINTED IN TWO COLUMNS WITH 32 LINES IN A GOTHIC TYPE. IT IS PRINTED IN RED AND BLACK WITH A FEW FLOURISHES AND CHORAL NOTATIONS THAT ARE COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF RELIGIOUS MANUSCRIPT.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

NOTE: ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT.

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