Exhibition of Liturgical Arts Organized by the 41st International Eucharistic Congress, 29 July - 8 August 1976, Philadelphia CIVIC Center

Philadelphia, 41st International Eucharistic Congress, 1976. 1st Edition. Paperback. 72p. Ex-library softcover book in original stapled binding. Corners bent and spine crinkled. Label on spine, stamp on title page, and card pocket in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in good reading condition. Exhibition catalogue illustrated with lots of black and white photographs. Measures approx. 10.75" x 8. Fair .

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Book number: 315341

Catalogue: Catholic art

The Life of the Madonna in Art

Boston, St. Paul Editions, 1985. Hardcover. 205p. Oversize. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding with dustjacket. Label on spine, stamp on title page, and sticker in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in very good condition. The jacket is fully intact and has no library marks. Filled with examples of the Blessed Virgin Mary in great art, with Scriptural captions and introductions by various prelates. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.25. Fair .

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Book number: 315158

Catalogue: Catholic art

Liturgical Arts: November 1959 - August 1962 (Volumes 28-30)

Concord, NH, Liturgical Arts Society, Inc, 1962. Hardcover. Ex-library; REBOUND. Magazines rebound in buckram. Library stamps on foredges, endpapers, and each issue's cover. Otherwise clean and tight. A bound volume of the Catholic quarterly LITURGICAL ARTS, an illustrated digest of church art and architecture. Contains issues for November 1959, February-May-August-November 1960, February-May-August-November 1961, and February-May-August 1962. The covers of each issue are included. This volume contains an essay by Dom Hubert van Zeller, "Deadlock in Sculpture," with a frontispiece photo of one of his sculptures; essays by Ade Bethune called "Tabernacle and Altar" and "Acoustics, Light, and Seating for the People's Participation in the Mass"; an essay by Vincent Cronin, "Exotic Madonnas"; an essay by John LaFarge on the occasion of the Society's 30th anniversary; a tipped-in copy of a painting by William Congdon, with foreword by Jacques Maritain to Congdon's book ITINERARY TO CHRIST; and an essay by Donald Attwater on Eastern Catholic liturgies. Measures approx. 12.25" x 9.25. Fair .

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Book number: 193377

Catalogue: Catholic art

Liturgical Arts: November 1956 - August 1959 (Volumes 25-27)

Concord, NH, Liturgical Arts Society, Inc, 1959. Hardcover. Ex-library; REBOUND. Magazines rebound in 1/4 black buckram with blue cloth boards. Library stamps on foredges, endpapers, and each issue's cover. Otherwise clean and tight. A bound volume of the Catholic quarterly LITURGICAL ARTS, an illustrated digest of church art and architecture. Contains issues for November 1956, February-May-August-November 1957, February-May-August-November 1958, and February-May-August 1959. This volume contains photos of religious sculptures by Giacomo Manzu, an article about how to make and wear a chasuble, and an essay by John LaFarge on church art in Africa. Measures approx. 12.25" x 9.25. Fair .

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Book number: 193378

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Liturgical Arts, Volumes 22-24 (November 1953 - August 1956)

Concord, NH, Liturgical Arts Society, Inc, 1956. Hardcover. Ex-library; REBOUND. Magazines rebound in 1/4 black buckram with black cloth boards. Library stamps on foredges and endpapers. Otherwise clean and tight. A bound volume of the Catholic quarterly LITURGICAL ARTS, an illustrated digest of church art and architecture. Contains issues for November 1953, February-May-August-November 1954, February-May-August-November 1955, and February-May-August 1956. This volume contains an article on Gothic Revival stained glass artist Geoffrey Webb; an entire issue devoted to Mexican religious art, music and architecture; an essay by Peter Anson on "Mass Facing the People"; and an article on chasubles in the Roman Rite. Measures approx. 12.25" x 9.25. Fair .

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Book number: 193485

Catalogue: Catholic art

Liturgical Arts, Volumes 19-21 (November 1950 - August 1953)

Concord, NH, Liturgical Arts Society, Inc, 1953. Hardcover. Ex-library; REBOUND. Magazines rebound in 1/4 black buckram with black cloth boards. Library stamps on foredges and endpapers. Otherwise clean and tight. A bound volume of the Catholic quarterly LITURGICAL ARTS, an illustrated digest of church art and architecture. Contains issues for November 1950, February-May-August-November 1951, February-May-August-November 1952, and February-May-August 1953. This volume contains an address by Pope Pius XII to the first International Congress of Catholic Artists; views of "The Madonna of Port Lligat" by Salvador Dali; an essay by Jacques Maritain on "A Synthesis in Modern Sacred Art"; an essay by Peter Anson on St. Ninian's church in Tynet, Banffshire; and multiple contributions by John LaFarge. Measures approx. 12.25" x 9.25. Fair .

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Book number: 193486

Catalogue: Catholic art

Liturgical Arts, Volumes 16-18 (November 1947 - August 1950)

Concord, NH, Liturgical Arts Society, Inc, 1950. Hardcover. Ex-library; REBOUND. Magazines rebound in 1/4 black buckram with black cloth boards. Library stamps on foredges, endpapers, and each issue's front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. A bound volume of the Catholic quarterly LITURGICAL ARTS, an illustrated digest of church art and architecture. Includes the covers of each issue. Contains issues for November 1947, February-May-August-November 1948, February-May-August-November 1949, and February-May-August 1950. This volume contains three essays by John LaFarge: "Catholic Religious Art," Private Opinion and Church Authority," and "Letter to a Critic"; a section of photographs of religious statues for the Liturgical Arts Society's Statue project, with information on each sculptor; a supplementary section on 16th-century calligraphy and printing; and an article on art historian Bernard Berenson. Measures approx. 12.25" x 9.25. Fair .

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Book number: 193487

Catalogue: Catholic art

Liturgical Arts, Volumes 7-9 (October 1938 - August 1941)

Concord, NH, Liturgical Arts Society, 1941. Hardcover. Ex-library; REBOUND. Magazines rebound in 1/4 black buckram with black cloth boards. Library stamps on foredges, endpapers, and each issue's front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. A bound volume of the Catholic quarterly LITURGICAL ARTS, an illustrated digest of church art and architecture. Includes the covers of each issue. Contains issues for October 1938, February-May-July-October 1939, January-April-July-October 1940, and February-May-August 1941. This volume contains illustrations by Ade Bethune for an article by Cardinal Joseph Cardijn; essays by John LaFarge on "Devotion to the Liturgy" and Saint Peter Claver Chapel; a two-part article on fresco painting by Tom LaFarge; an essay on the influence of the Shroud of Turin on religious art; and an essay by Jean Charlot on "Catholic Art, Its Quandaries." Measures approx. 12.25" x 9.25. Fair .

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Book number: 193618

Catalogue: Catholic art

More Clip Art for the Liturgical Year

Collegeville, Minnesota, The Liturgical Press, 1990. Paperback. 123p. A large glossy softcover ex-library book in original binding. Label on spine; edges slightly worn. Label on rear endpaper; stamp on title page. Otherwise, very good condition with text clean and binding tight. Designs by Placid Stuckenschneider. Fair .

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Book number: 211386

Catalogue: Catholic art

Selected Illustrations from the Catholic Encyclopedia

New York, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912. Leather. Unpaginated. Ex-library hardcover book in original full-leather binding with gilt foredges, marbled endpapers, and gilt dentelles. Label scuff on spine and edges rubbed. Stamps and stickers on endpapers. Otherwise a clean, tight book in good, sturdy condition. Consists entirely of black and white plates (plus a few in color) from the much larger Catholic Encyclopedia. Measures approx. 11" x 8". This special edition, produced exclusively for Catholic Encyclopedia patrons, contains a presentation page gifting this copy to subscriber Rev. John J. Carey. Fair .

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Book number: 316630

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Sztuka Sakralna W Polsce: Na Ziemiach Zachodnich I Polnocnych

Warsaw, Ars Christiana, 1976. Hardcover. 53p introduction, 250 images, maps. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding with dustjacket. Stamp on front endpaper and card pocket in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in very good condition. The jacket has only a touch of shelf wear, plus a label on the spine; otherwise intact. Consists mostly of black and white photographs of Polish Catholic church buildings and art; also contains a section of color plates. Measures approx. 11.5" x 8.5". Text is in Polish. Fair .

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Book number: 315914

Catalogue: Catholic art

Henry Adams

Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres

New York, The New American Library, 1961. Mentor Books edition. Paperback. 383p. Ex-library softcover book in original binding. Label on spine, stamp on title page, and sticker in back. All pages toned with age. First few pages are starting to detach. Rest of binding tight, and text unmarked. A good reading copy. Illustrated with a section of black and white photographs. Fair .

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Book number: 199703

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Msgr. Sergio Maurizio Soldini; Marco Anelli, photography

Santa Caterina Da Siena: Una Nuova Statua Di Eric Aman Nella Basilica Vaticana / Eric Aman's New Statue in the Vatican Basilica

Torrenieri/Cannara, Cappellania degli Artisti Cattolici / Arti GraficheAntica Porziuncola, 2001. Hardcover. 148p plus photos. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding. Faint label stain on spine, stamp on title page, and sticker in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in very good condition. A study of a statue of St. Catherine of Siena by French sculptor Eric Aman, displayed at the Vatican Basilica. Measures approx. 13" x 10" and illustrated with lots of black and white photographs. Text is in English and Italian. Fair .

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Book number: 316034

Catalogue: Catholic art

LeRoy H. Appleton and Stephen Bridges

Symbolism in Liturgical Art

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1959. Hardcover. 120p. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding with dustjacket. Tape stains on edges of cover and on endpapers. Stamps on top edge, endpapers, and title page, and card pocket in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in very good condition. The jacket is fully intact, but sunfaded, and has a label on the spine. Fair .

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Book number: 313692

Catalogue: Catholic art

Mike Aquilina

Signs & Mysteries: Revealing Ancient Christian Symbols

Huntington, IN, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 188p. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding. Label residue on spine, dustjacket clipping on front endpaper, stamp on title page, and sticker in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in very good condition. Fair .

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Book number: 316130

Catalogue: Catholic art