Antique vellum book with brass clasps, only 1 clasp is fully intact. In Latin, published in Ingolstadt in 1750. Title: SACER RECESSUS, SIVE EXERCITIA SPIRITUALIA Ad Mentem & Methodum S. Translates to: Sacred Retreat, or Spiritual Exercises according to the Mind & Method of St. By the Author R. Francisco Nepveu of the Society of Jesus. Originally published in France in 1691. This book is a breviary used in the Roman Catholic Church and is a spiritual guide for prayer, reflection, and meditation, intended to help the reader seek God’s will.