Rare Antique 1897 Le Paroissien Noté The Notated Parishioner Holy Song Book. Wear consistent with age, particularly on binding. Title: Le Paroissien Noté (The Notated Parishioner). Langlais & Fils, Libraires-Éditeurs. Language: Latin and French. Format: Catholic liturgical prayer and chant book. Content: Daily prayers, Mass texts, hymns, and Gregorian chant notations. This book was used by French-speaking Catholics in Canada to actively follow and sing along with the Latin Mass, especially during a time when church music was largely Gregorian chant. It is both a missal (Mass book) and chant book designed for laypeople rather than clergy. Contains neumatic notation (square notes on a 4-line staff). Includes sung portions of the Mass (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei). May also feature hymns for feasts, sacraments, and devotions e. Marian hymns, Benediction, etc. Langlais & Fils were well-known Catholic publishers in Québec in the late 1800s, producing prayer books, missals, catechisms, and religious manuals for French-Canadian Catholics. Their books are often finely printed and reflect the importance of faith in Québec’s cultural identity at the time.
