Roman Missal dated 1724, printed by the Balleonian Press -

The volume you are referring to is a fine edition of the *Missale Romanum* (Roman Missal in Latin), printed in 1724 in Venice by the renowned Balleoniana Printing House • The publisher: The Balleoni Printing House (or ex Typographia Balleoniana) was one of the most active and renowned printing houses in Venice during the 18th century, specializing in the production of liturgical, sacred, and legal texts of the highest quality. • The format is large (for use on the altar). They were characterized by a two-color text (black for the prayers and red for the rubrics, i.e., instructions on gestures), musical notation for Gregorian chant, animated woodcut initials, and refined full-page copperplate engravings. • The liturgical context: The 1724 edition follows the rite of the Catholic Church codified after the Council of Trent (the so-called Tridentine Missal), with the official liturgical texts in Latin established by papal decrees. Leather-bound