{"product_id":"gros-classeur-de-cartes-pieuses-catholiques-anciennes-chromos-communions","title":"Large binder of antique Catholic holy cards, chromolithographs \u0026 communion cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAFW - Antique France Worldwide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLarge binder of antique Catholic holy cards, bringing together numerous illustrated devotional images: Virgin Mary, Christ, saints, Sacred Heart, First Communion, and religious mementos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollection presented in a large, antique binder with cardboard pages, gathering a varied collection of Catholic religious cards. The images combine color chromolithographs, antique prints, communion cards, holy mementos, Marian representations, eucharistic scenes, patron saints, and Sacred Heart iconography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNumerous formats and decorations are noted: scalloped edges, fretwork cutouts, gilded or polychrome backgrounds, floral compositions, printed frames, prayer texts and captions in French, with some visible Italian prints. Some cards bear mentions of religious publishers, pilgrimage sites, or communion souvenirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe binder maintains a beautiful overall effect, with its densely composed pages and images arranged like a family or parish devotional album. The collection offers a sensitive reading of popular and devotional Catholic imagery from the turn of the 20th century and the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContext\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoly cards and devotional images were widely disseminated in France and Europe between the late 19th and 20th centuries. Distributed on the occasion of communions, pilgrimages, religious festivals, or parish mementos, they combine spiritual text, sacred iconography, and decorative printing processes. The examples gathered here illustrate this taste for intimate religious imagery, intended for prayer, remembrance, and family transmission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsed item, sold as is. The collection shows a patina consistent with its age: yellowing of the papers, small foxing, signs of handling, adhesive marks or old fixings on some pages, slight tears or occasional losses on some cards and on the support. The binding and pages also show signs of use, without detracting from the decorative and documentary interest of the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAFW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCareful packaging adapted to the fragility of old papers. Professional shipping with reinforced protection to preserve the binder and its pages during transport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeywords: [Large binder collection of antique Catholic religious cards]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AFW","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54220642255175,"sku":"50088-56c3b455-1c9c-4589-99ca-db44e107cf9b-PA20.00","price":69.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/5152\/8775\/files\/1_295070bd-f756-4282-9efb-f53df17c3f0f.jpg?v=1782288953","url":"https:\/\/shop.antiquefranceworldwide.com\/en\/products\/gros-classeur-de-cartes-pieuses-catholiques-anciennes-chromos-communions","provider":"AFW","version":"1.0","type":"link"}