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(MANUSCRIPT.) Diurnale Carmelitarum in quo continentur omnia quae cantantur in choro per annum.stencilled liturgical manuscript in latin on vellum, text in roman letter in black ink beneath 4-line staves in red with square notation in black, 7 lines, recto and verso, with headings and rubrics in red, and decorative initial borders and culs-de-lampe in colors throughout. [2], 1-218, [2]; 219-[408], l pages; lacks 3 leaves (pages 231-32, 283-84, 293-94). One volume in 2. 245x189 mm, contemporary gilt-panelled red morocco, Volume 1 joints partly chipped or cracked at top and bottom; scattered stains slightly affecting text. 19th-century Bordeaux Jesuit stamp on title. "Parisiis: F. Prosperi Croisier Carmelitae," early 18th century
Choirbook containing the day hours of the Divine Office for Carmelite use, executed entirely with stencils, achoice example of a curious development in the history of book production. By the 16th century stencilling was widely used in the making of playing cards and popular prints; in the 17th and 18th centuries the technique was further applied to the copying of liturgical books. See Eva Judd O'Meara, "Notes on Stencilled Choir-Books," Gutenberg-Jahrbuch (1933), pages 169-85.
