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THBA seventeenth-century prayerbook written in Czech
Lot 7
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[MANUSCRIPT] Vernacular prayerbook in Czech. Western Bohemia: circa 1620 (from dated vellum binding), traces of fore-edge ties. Manuscript on paper. Period vellum, covers lettered "Rorate..." and dated 1620, all edges red. 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (19.5 x 16.5 cm), 254 numbered pp., [duplicate p. 18-19 with different text, perhaps a deprecated prayer, p. 44 omitted, unnumbered leaf between pp. 187-88], plus preliminary and terminal blank leaves, written in Czech in black ink, 21 lines in a regional blackletter script, initials throughout in red and blue (one- to five-line). Binding worn and soiled, ties lacking, the title on the upper cover now almost illegible, the text block detaching from the binding but still holding, pages 166 to end (and a few earlier in the book) heavily toned, presumably as a result of a flawed batch of paper. The cover date of 1620 provides a terminus ante quem for this manuscript. Vernacular prayerbooks in Czech are quite rare as a class, as more commonly such works were prepared in German or Latin.No condition report? Click below to request one.*Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available. Request a condition report
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