Belin-leprieur Paris Wedding Book, Watercolor Engraving, Gilt Brass, 19th Century

"Wedding Book with Sunday Offices and the Principal Feasts of the Year," velvet cover with gilt and nielloed brass ornamentation, featuring a beautiful watercolor engraving of a Nativity and lovely polychrome illuminations, Belin-Leprieur* bookseller, 5 rue Pavée-St-André, first half of the 19th century. This book is in good overall condition, in its original state. It is complete. Note: the binding is slightly damaged, with some stains and yellowing, and wear consistent with age, particularly on the velvet. Please examine the photos carefully. * Belin-Leprieur, Léonard-François (1781-1855): Period of activity: 1806-1855. Bookseller-publisher. - Eldest son of the Parisian printer-bookseller François I Belin. Established as a bookseller in 1806, he initially called himself "Belin fils" (Belin the son), then "Belin-Leprieur" or "Belin-Le Prieur" after his marriage in February 1808 to Marie-Catherine-Nicole Le Prieur, daughter of the Parisian bookseller Pierre-Sébastien Le Prieur (1758-1834). He was the elder brother of the bookseller-publisher Auguste-Jean Belin, known as "Belin-Mandar" (1786-1851), the stationer and printer Thermidor-Alexandre, known as Théophile Belin (1794-18..), and the bookseller Dominique-François Belin (1798-1854). He received his bookseller's license on October 1, 1812 (license renewed on March 15, 1817). Died in Paris on August 2, 1855. Father of the Parisian printer and author Jules-Léonor Belin-Leprieur (born in 1809). Marie-Anne-Reine Payro, wife of Michel Julliard, was only granted a bookseller's license to replace Léonard-François Belin-Leprieur on December 26, 1865. Worked from around 1818 in partnership with Félix Morizot (d. 1871), originally from Genevrières (Haute-Marne) like François I Belin; F. Morizot succeeded to the Belin-Leprieur firm in 1855. Address: Paris: 1806-1855. - Quai des Augustins, no. 55 (the shop before the Poultry Market, by the Pont-Neuf; the shop next to the Market) [1806-1829]. - Rue Pavée-Saint-André-des-Arts, No. 5 [1829-1845]. - Rue Pavée-Saint-André-des-Arts, No. 3 [1855]. (Excerpt from the BNF catalog website) Dimensions: 14 cm x 10.5 cm / thickness 3.3 cm Reference: D60 14 All photos are available at: www.antiques-delaval.com