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THBA superb example of a printed and illuminated Book of Hours on vellum
Lot 1
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[BOOK OF HOURS] A la louenge de Dieu et de la tressaincte et glorieuse Vierge Marie. Book of Hours, use of Rome. Paris: Gillet Hardouyn, [the almanac dated 1513-29 (so likely printed 1512/13)]. 19th-century brown velvet with gilt-brass fittings, fore-edge clasps. 7 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches (20 x 12 cm); A-L8, i.e. 88 ff., printed on fine vellum, 33 lines, text ruled in pale red; metalcut illustrations hand-illuminated in liquid gold and colors in the manner of manuscript illumination throughout, with the Anatomical Man on A1v, 18 full-page illustrations surrounded by architectural borders in liquid gold, and numerous small illustrations. The binding has some rubbing to the velvet, and the joints are likely repaired. Internally, the work is generally clean, but the margins are uniformly toned, perhaps from the application of gold size. A few leaves exhibit minor smudging. Modern gift inscription on front free endpaper. The recto of the first leaf is the title, with Hardouyn's imprint. These printed prayer books were a luxury product, competing directly with manuscript productions, and the quality of coloring in the present example and the lavish application of gold is especially striking. Paris, and the Hardouyn brothers in particular, were at the forefront of this branch of publishing. Gillet (or Gilles) Hardouyn was situated "At the end of the bridge Notre Dame before Saint Denis de la Chartre at the sign of the Rose dor" according the title, transliterated here.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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