Stars of the heavens, praise the Lord

Calendarium ecclesiasticum: continens festa duplicia breviarii per singulos sanctorum menses.
Augsburg: Joseph Sebastian and Johann Baptist Klauber, ca. 1750.
[Bound with:] Pater Noster.
Augsburg: Joseph Sebastian and Johann Baptist Klauber, ca. 1750.
[Bound with:] Symbolum apostolorum in duodecim distinctum articulos juxta assignationem S. Augustini.
Augsburg: Joseph Sebastian and Johann Baptist Klauber, ca. 1750.
(BRB1284/A)

This ecclesiastical calendar from the Klauber press of Augsburg comprises twelve Baroque engravings, each providing the names and dates for the saints and other holy days celebrated during the month. Images of saints are incorporated into allegorical compositions that interpret biblical quotations found at the top and bottom of the text. The astrological sign associated with each month is illustrated with representational and symbolic images. The engraving for November features both a centaur with a bow and the symbol of a stylized arrow, each associated with Sagittarius.

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Benedicite Stellae coeli Domino (Stars of the heavens, praise the Lord).

Stars of the heavens, praise the Lord