1.
- Published / Created:
- [circa 1790]
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS FILE 431
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- Unidentified printed French almanac from the 1780s that has been hollowed out, glued shut, and lined with red velvet to serve as a container for a silver pyx, or Holy Communion holder, possibly by a French priest in the early 1790s. The top of the pyx is engraved with a cross on uneven ground.
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary full red morocco, covered with elaborate gilt stamps with vase and flower motifs; interlaced design on borders and spine., In French., and Purchased from Justin Croft on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2009.
- Subject (Geographic):
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Religious aspects and France--Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church--France
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgical objects--France, Lord's Supper--Catholic Church, and Sacramentals
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > French almanac containing a concealed pyx
