Jos Speybrouck - 63 platen kerkelijk jaar

Jos Speybrouck (Kortrijk 1891-1956) worked closely from 1923 to 1940 with the Liturgical Apostolate of the Benedictine Order in the “Abdij St Andries, Lophem. Belgium” (Sint-Andriesabdij, Zevenkerken 4, 8200 Loppem) in the creation of a cycle of chomolithographic illustrations of the liturgical calendar, published by chromolith. JL Goffaert, Brussels.
This complete set of 63 lithographs in Art Deco style with beautiful colors spans the Church Year. This does not coincide with the calendar year, but begins with the “First Sunday of Advent” (between November 27 and December 3) and ends with the “Solemnity of Christ the King” (the last Sunday before Advent).
The numbered plates have the signature of the artist and the year (1923-1934). The plates measure 61 by 40 cm, the images themselves: 51 by 36.5 cm. The plates, arranged according to the ecclesiastical year, are behind glass in a varnished full oak frame measuring 73 x 51.5 cm with a thickness of 3.5 cm. At the back there are 2 eye hooks to hang the 8 kg heavy frame and there is a wooden door with 2 door hooks. In this way, the appropriate plate can be placed at the front within the ecclesiastical year. At the bottom of each plate is a reference to the proposed Sunday or the additional feast of the Ecclesiastical Year, with a corresponding Bible text below. Given the period of layout, all texts are in Old Dutch spelling.