A South German silver-bound prayer book, presumably Augsburg, circa 1650 Small prayer book with cover made of finely engraved sheet silver with hinged cover plates. On the obverse depiction of Mary with motto "Wer Christum thut im hertzen tragen, Den wird der ewig Todt nit plagn" (tr. "If you carry Christ in your heart, you shall not be plagued by eternal death"), on the reverse depiction of Christ and motto "Wer dem Durchbrecher glaubt und hält, Gewiß nit ins Verdamnus fält" (tr. "Have faith in the breaker of all bands, and you shall not be doom, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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