Mons Manual on the Mass
[MASS.]
Brevis elucidatio totius Missae, interrogationibus, et responsionibus distincta, iussu … D. Francisci Vander-Burch archiepiscopi Cameracensis, etc. publicata.
Mons, François Waudré, 1639.
8vo, pp. [4], 235, [1 (blank)]; woodcut device to title, initials, tail-piece; small marginal stain to pp. 219–20, pp. 227–34 bound in the wrong order, slightly toned; good in original vellum over boards, two loops to lower fore-edge; some staining to spine and covers, catches wanting; several ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper including ‘H.J. Cuvelier’, ‘V.S. Van der Vevien … 1812’, ‘Ant. Van Bellingen Antverpiam 23 Maii 1872’ (Antoine Joseph van Bellingen (1806-1882)), a few ink inscriptions to title.
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Brevis elucidatio totius Missae, interrogationibus, et responsionibus distincta, iussu … D. Francisci Vander-Burch archiepiscopi Cameracensis, etc. publicata.
First edition, second issue(?), of a catechism on the Mass published at Mons in Belgium by order of François van der Burch (1567–1644), archbishop of Cambrai.
The questions and answers contained herein cover, for example, the dress of the celebrants, the introit, the offertory, the washing of hands, the Canon of the Mass, and the Lord’s Prayer.
The publisher François Waudré (1586–1652) had a colourful career: not just a printer and publisher, he owned a paper mill, sold horses, wine, and lace, and rose to the rank of captain in the Spanish army.
Rousselle describes the first edition as having a slightly different title and 295 pages but also notes exemplars such as ours.
Cf. Rousselle, Bibliographie montoise 213; USTC 1120626. No copies traced in the UK or US. The British Library and Ushaw College have copies with 295 pp.
