A beautifully bound Benedictine liturgical Missal printed in Venice, 1723 with an original embroidered red velvet ecclesiastical binding with silver thread.

[Embroidered binding] “Missale Monasticum pro omnibus sub Regula S. Patris Benedicti” [Monastic Missale for all who live under the Rule of St. Benedict, revised under Pope Paul V’s authority (the Benedictine use of the Roman Mass)
Published by Ex Typographia Balleoniana (the Balleoni press)., Venetiis (Venice), 1723

A beautifully bound Benedictine liturgical Missal printed in Venice, 1723 with an original embroidered red velvet ecclesiastical binding with silver thread. Musical notation: The music is Gregorian chant in square notation on a four-line staff; red rubrics (instructions) and black text for the sung parts typical early-18th-century service books. Binding: Crimson velvet with silver (or silver-gilt) metal thread embroidery and a crowned monogram “MRA.” In this context it almost certainly reads “Maria Regina?” (e.g., Maria Regina Angelorum), pointing to Marian dedication likely made for a Benedictine abbey or church with a Marian title. Dating & context: Early-18th-c Venetian workshops produced high-quality choir and altar books. Benedictine houses used their own missal (“Monasticum”) alongside the Roman Missal. Your example sits squarely in that tradition. Condition: Text block decent with toning and light soiling; marginal wear at some leaves. Binding retains most embroidery but shows edge fray and thread loss common for altar books.