French almanac containing a concealed pyx

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Title: French almanac containing a concealed pyx
Published / Created: [circa 1790]
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.
Purchased from Justin Croft on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2009.
Extent: 10 cm.
1v. ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: French

Format: three dimensional object
Genre: Artifacts
Pyxes
Subject (Geographic): France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Religious aspects
France--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name): Catholic Church--France
Subject (Topic): Liturgical objects--France
Lord's Supper--Catholic Church
Sacramentals

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Citation: French Almanac Containing a Concealed Pyx. General Collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.