1504 Ecessively Rare Book Of Hours Printed On Vellum By Chappiel For Hardouin

  
EXTREMELY RARE BOOK OF HOURS PRINTED ON VELLUM. ONLY ONE KNOWN COMPLETE COPY - NO COMPLETE COPY IN. Book of hours, use of Roman Church. A la fouenge de dieu et de sa tres saincte et glorieuse mere et a ledification de tous bons catholiques furent commences ces presentes heures A lusaige de Romme. Colophone: « achevez la[n] mil. Iour de aoust pour Gillet Hardouyn libraire marchant demoura[n]t a Paris sur le po[n]t au change a lenseigne de la Rose Imprimeez par Anthoine Chappiel i[m]primeur demourant a Paris en la rue de beau vois a lenseigne des Connins » [Paris: Antoine Chappiel for Gilles Hardouyn, 22 August 1504]. Century amateur binding in brown morocco (about 1860) signed by the Belgian binder Laurent Claessens with gilt decorations at covers and spine (restored), gilt edges, ff. Text in Latin except for the prayer opening the volume and the title (A1r), the almanac (A1v), some prayers appearing at the end of the volume and the colophon (K8r) in French. 3 FULL-PAGE WOODCUTS, 28 SMALLER WOODCUTS ILLUSTRATING THE GOSPELS, HEAD-LETTERS ILLUMINATED IN BLUE, RED AND GOLD.

EXTREMELY RARE BOOK OF HOURS PRINTED ON VELLUM BY. ARDOUIN: ONLY ONE RECORDED COMPLETE COPY.

Two other copies are recorded (Bibliothèque municipal, Versailles and Bibliothèque municipal Lyon), but both incomplete. A1v: almanac giving the dates of the « Dimanche des Brandons» (first Sunday of Lent or Quadragesima Sunday), Easter and Advent for the years 1497 to 1520; f. A5r-B1v: abstracts from the Gospels of the four Evangelists; f. B2r-F2v: Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome f. C4v: Matins of the Holy Cross; f.

C5v: Matins of the Holy Spirit; f. F3r-G1v: seven Penitential Psalms followed by litanies and other prayers; f. G3r-H6r: Office of the Dead; f. Tree of Jesse, f B2v. Adoration of the Shepherds, D1r.

Adoration of the Magi, D3v. Presentation in the Temple, D6r.

Coronation of the Virgin E4r. Anointing of King David by Samuel, F3r. Rich man and Lazarus, G2r. 19 small figures illustrating the Gospels and the various prayers at the end of the book John the Apostle; Luke the Evangelist; Matthew the Apostle; Mark the Evangelist; the Crucifixion; Christ and the Angel; the Holy Shroud; the Flight into Egypt; the Archangel Michael; St. Johan the Baptist; John the Apostle; Saints Peter and Paul; Saint James; Saint Stephen; Saint Lawrence; Saint Christopher; Saint Sebastian; Saint Nicholas; Saint Anthony; Saint Anne; Saint Mary Magdalene; Saint Catherine; Saint Margaret; Saint Barbara; Saint Apollonia; Christ Pantocrator; Holy Mary; Saint Barbara. Very good copy of a extremely rare book of hours printed on vellum, in a nice signed binding. Lacombe, Books of Hours Printed in the 15th and the 16th Century, p.

143bis; Moreau, Inventory, I, p. The item "1504 ECESSIVELY RARE BOOK OF HOURS PRINTED ON VELLUM BY CHAPPIEL FOR HARDOUIN" is in sale since Saturday, December 16, 2017.

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• Subject: Religion & Spirituality
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Topic: Religious, Inspirational
• Year Printed: 1504
• Special Attributes: Illustrated
• Binding: Fine Binding
• Language: Latin, French
• Place of Publication: Paris
• Region: Europe
• Country/Region of Manufacture: France
• Publisher: Anthoine Chappiel for Gilles Hardouyn
• Illustrator: Gilles Hardouin