Bidspirit auction | 1956 Liber Usualis Gregorian Chant

1956 Liber Usualis Gregorian Chant & Catholic Liturgy Book by Solesmes with Collins Holy Bible - Two traditional religious texts come together in this lot, led by a 1956 edition of The Liber Usualis, the monumental Catholic liturgical and Gregorian chant reference edited by the Benedictines of Solesmes. This edition includes introduction and rubrics in English and was published by Desclée & Cie, printers to the Holy See and the Sacred Congregation of Rites, with publication information for Tournai, Belgium, and New York. The volume bears a 1956 Imprimatur and retains multiple colored ribbon markers. The Liber Usualis brings together the chants, texts, and rubrics associated with the traditional Roman liturgy, giving the volume particular depth as both a working liturgical book and a substantial record of pre-Vatican II Catholic worship and Gregorian chant tradition. Also included is a compact Collins Holy Bible, bound in black with gilt titling and a ribbon marker. Printed in Great Britain. Offered together, the two books form an engaging pairing of Catholic liturgy, Gregorian chant, scripture, and mid-century religious publishing, with the substantial Liber Usualis serving as the centerpiece of the lot. Liber Usualis, 1956 Liber Usualis, Gregorian chant, Gregorian music, Benedictines of Solesmes, Solesmes, Desclée & Cie, Society of St John the Evangelist, Catholic liturgy, traditional Catholic, Latin Mass, Roman liturgy, pre-Vatican II, Catholic chant book, liturgical music, sacred music, church music, Catholic prayer book, Imprimatur, Tournai Belgium, Holy See, Holy Bible, Collins Holy Bible, Collins Bible, printed in Great Britain, Catholic books, religious books, ecclesiastical books, vintage Bible, church history, devotional books