{"product_id":"antique-miniature-prayer-book-german-10761","title":"Antique Prayer Book “Gott sei mein Beschützer” 1888, Leather with Mother-of-Pearl Cross \u0026 Clasp, Gilt Edges – Prague\/Vienna","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small, deeply atmospheric \u003cstrong\u003eCatholic prayer book\u003c\/strong\u003e titled \u003cstrong\u003e“Gott sei mein Beschützer”\u003c\/strong\u003e (“God Be My Protector”), published by \u003cstrong\u003eA. J. Cellerin \u0026amp; Sohn in Prague and Vienna\u003c\/strong\u003e, with ecclesiastical approval dated \u003cstrong\u003e11 June 1888\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark leather binding with blind tooling, metal corners, a working \u003cstrong\u003ebrass clasp\u003c\/strong\u003e and an inlaid \u003cstrong\u003emother-of-pearl cross\u003c\/strong\u003e on the front cover. The text block has \u003cstrong\u003egilt edges\u003c\/strong\u003e all round, and inside are colored devotional plates (chromolithographs).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails \u0026amp; Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: A. J. Cellerin \u0026amp; Sohn, Prague and Vienna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 1888 (approbation 11 June 1888)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: German\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: approx. 13 × 9.5 × 2.5 cm \/ 5.1 × 3.7 × 1.0 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: leather, paper, gilt edges, metal clasp, mother-of-pearl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: antique with character; age-related wear to the leather edges, one plate inside with a vertical tear (see photos)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of religious books and old bindings, friends of the Habsburg era or as a keepsake for a baptism, confirmation or Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStore dry and away from light; treat the leather occasionally with a little leather balm, open the clasp gently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the flea market in Waidhofen an der Thaya the prayer book lay in a shoebox full of holy cards – its clasp still closed, as if guarding something personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7b3f00;\"\u003ePrayers from the age of the Emperor — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VintageAustriaShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57715968868727,"sku":"30599","price":95.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/4071\/4359\/files\/il_fullxfull.8804413414_gk84.jpg?v=1793908151","url":"https:\/\/vintageaustriashop.com\/en\/products\/antique-miniature-prayer-book-german-10761","provider":"VintageAustriaShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}