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A Group of Five American Chapbooks.

151873506V.p.: v.p. 1815-1843. ANON The Child's Book about Moses. Concord NH: Rufus Merrill & Co. 1843. 32mo. 16 pp. with woodcut illustrations. Original blue printed wrappers. No. 4 in Merrill's series of chapbooks. Very good.ANON History of Beasts. Montpellier VT; E. P. Walton and Son 1837. 32mo. 16 pp. with animal woodcuts throughout. Printed self-wrappers. Some toning and fading but very good. OCLC locates three copies but they were all published John Wilcox in ConcordANON The Twelve Brothers or the Story of Joseph. New Haven; S. Babcock 1843. Second edition. 64mo. 8 pp. with woodcut illustrations. Publisher blue printed wrappers with an illustration on front and a Babcock ad on the rear. Very good. OCLC locates 2 copies.ANON The History of Harry Heedless; showing how carelessness leads to trouble. New York; American Tract Society ca. 1840. 32mo. 16 pp. illustrated with woodcuts. Printed self wrappers with titles and a woodcut on front and a full page illustration on the back. Some toning and soiling extra rear wrapper. Very good. OCLC locates 3 copies.SPROAT Mrs. N. A New Years Gift or Poems for Children Boston: Leonard C. Bowles 1820. First edition. Small octavo. 2 26 2 pages. Publisher's printed buff wrappers. Bit dog eared and a cloth spine was sewn on at an early date but very good. OCLC locates 2 copies. v.p. hardcover

Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA · États-Unis150,00 $US≈ 126,92 €

ROMAN LAW JUSTINIAN I (518-527)Biblio.com

Elementa sive: institutiones iuris civilis diui Iustiniani principis imperio a Triboniano Dorotheo ac Theophilo triumuiris conscriptae

1572D4701Venice: F. Rampazeto 1572. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 175 x 120mm. 48 366pp. Signatures: a-f 8; A-YY 8; ZZ 8 -ZZ7-8 blank. Woodcut printers device on title of basilisk fighting a bird with motto Terrena coelestibus obsunt; in an architectural frame and woodcut historiated headpiece woodcut vignette beginning book of the Institutiones; on leaf 212r a full-page representation of the arbor civilis. Text is all-around gloss; printed in black and red. Dedicatory letter of H. Messaggius to Senator Federicus Baduarius prelim. leafs 2 is dated 1558. Period vellum three raised bands; leaves slightly offset slightly browned; hinge cracked at rear some quires loose rear pastedown glue-stained. The Corpus Iuris Civilis or the Justinian Code was the result of Emperor Justinians desire that existing Roman law be collected into a simple and clear system of laws or code. Tribonian a legal minister under Justinian lead a group of scholars in an effort to codify existing Roman law. The result was the first Justinian Code completed in 529. This code was later expanded to include Justinians own laws as well as two additional books on areas of the law. In 534 the Justinian Code made up of the Code the Digest and the Institutes was completed. Justinians collections were in ancient times always copied separately and afterwards they were printed in the same way. This part of the Institutiones falls under the whole Corpus Iuris Civilis is an early example before the unification under this heading. The present name of Justinians codification was only adopted in the 16th century when it was printed in 1583 by Dionysius Gothofredus. The legal thought behind the Corpus Juris Civilis served as the backbone of the single largest law reform of the modern age the Napoleonic Code which marked the abolition of feudalism. [F. Rampazeto] hardcover

Sanctuary Books · États-Unis600,00 $US≈ 507,66 €

Carolus Quintus, Imperator (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V)Biblio.com

PRINTED BROADSIDE: Unrecorded edict signed in type by Charles V Holy Roman Emperor

154539384Vuormacia Worms 1545. AN APPARENTLY UNRECORDED PRINTED BROADSIDE AN EDICT FROM HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR CHARLES V concerning the legal rights of the clergy and other matters. One large sheet printed recto only. Beautifully printed in Latin on extremely fine thick laid paper with deckle edges all around. Large woodcut initial "C" for "Carolus Quintus" at beginning of text. Signed "Carolus" in black letter Gothic type. 32.5 x 44 cm. An old fold crease down the middle with tiny closed tears at each end else FINE AND BRIGHT. A REMARKABLE SURVIVAL. unknown

Cole & Contreras · Espagne750,00 $US≈ 634,57 €

HUMBERT DE ROMANSBiblio.com

Humberti quinti generalis sacrosancti ordinis predicatorum magistri Sermones ad diversos status. Cum epistola ejusdem de tribus votis substantialibus et alijs quibusdam virtutibus earumque exercitijs ad deuotos christifideles presertim relligiosos attinentibus.

150860047Haguenau: Pallas Spangelimpensis Johann Rynmannin officina industrii Henrici Gran 1508. Fine. Pallas Spangel impensis Johann Rynmann in officina industrii Henrici Gran Haguenau 1508 20 x 29 cm relié First edition very rare. Colophon f. m7: Impressarum in impiali opido Hagenau finit feliciter anno salutis nostre millesimo quingentesimo octavo Xij die mensis julii. Epistle on the verso of the title page addressed to the bookseller Andreas Grindelhart by Pallas Spangel responsible for the edition. Not in Brunet. One copy at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France one at the Mazarine Library. Half vellum binding from the late 19th century. Smooth spine. Red morocco title label. Marbled paper boards. 2 brown stains on title page affecting the last 4 lines of text 2 perforations in margin. French Dominican friar of the 13th century 1190-1277 Humbert de Romans or sometimes de Bourgogne made his mark through his writings teaching and preaching he was appointed head of the Dominicans in France and worked to unify the liturgy. Besides classical sermons one will find sermons addressed to students of medicine grammar to the poor to the infirm in hospitals to the sick. The sermons are followed by selected correspondence from Humbert. Pallas Spangelimpensis Johann Rynmannin officina industrii Henrici Gran hardcover

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, et alBiblio.com

Decreta Caesarae Maiestatis Ordinumque Imperii in Comitiis Augustanis

1551001314Martinus Rotarius 1551 4-33 Pp. lacks A2-3. Charles V Holy Roman Emperor 1500-1558. Description: Old velum rubbed & marked woodcut arms on title errata f. at end marginal wormholes browned name at foot of title and errata long note in an elegant 16th century italic hand on verso rebacked new endpapers small 4to. Provenance: Diego de Colmenares 1586-1651 historian author of Historia de. Segovia y.Castilla1637; names on title and at end. Condition: Very good; pages trimmed upper margin to page number. Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 1/2." NOTE: Rare USTC N° 408702 lists only 2 copies. There exists also a similar edition with the name of the printer '' Reinerus Velpius''. This last edition seems to be more common; USTC lists 8 copies. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Martinus Rotarius hardcover

De Coux and Associates Books · États-Unis2 995,00 $US≈ 2 534,07 €

Charles, Holy Roman Emperor; [Translated by] Illyricus, Matthias FlaciusBiblio.com

Ordenung und Mandat Keiser Caroli V. Vernewert im April Anno 1550. Zu Aussrotten und zu Vertilgen die Secten und Spaltung Welche Entstanden Sind Widder Unsern Heiligen Christlichen Glauben und Wider die Ordenung unser Mutter der Heiligen Christlichen Kirchen. Item ein Register der Verworffenen und Verbottenen Büchern auch von Guten Büchern Welche Man inn der Schulen Lesen Mag. Item Eine Vermanung des Rectors der Universitet zu Löuen. Item ein Ander Keisers Mandat von dem Selbigen Handel im 40. Jar Ausgangen

155000152972057593498894297: Magdeburg: s. n. Line "Gedrukt zu Magdeburg" at the end of preface hidden under a broad stroke of printer's ink 1550. First German edition; 7 3/4 x 5 3/4; pp. 68 collated; contemporary plain beige wraps; a few small rubbed spots and minor loss of paper to lower corners of wraps and spine; age-toning and some staining to margins mostly not affecting text; cut to fore-edge of third leaf; contemporary notes to margins and underlining; overall very good-.A German translation of the ordinance of 1550 issued by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V against dangerous heretical books. Also included in the publication were the Louvain Index of April 1550 of forbidden books and a list of "good" and "approved" books to be read in schools. The Louvain Index was first drawn on Charles V's demand in 1546 by the University of Louvain and published simultaneously in Latin Dutch and French. In 1550 the list of pernicious books was greatly enlarged the current edition. The books were listed in alphabetical order by author's name and also included were books by anonymous authors and translators by language Welsh New Testament editions Greek and Latin bibles etc. The translator Matthias Flacius Illyricus 1520 – 1575 was a Lutheran reformer from Istria present day Croatia. He was appointed Professor of Hebrew at the the University of Wittenberg in 1544 where he came under the influence of Philipp Melanchthon and Martin Luther. Though as time went by Illyricus began vehemently opposing the two Lutheran reformers who in turn spoke of him as "we have nourished a snake in our bosom." In the preface to his current work which he claimed he had translated from the Flemish he wholeheartedly attacked Charles V and his lists of prohibitions. USTC 681462. Magdeburg: s. n. (Line "Gedrukt zu Magdeburg" at the end of preface, hidden under a broad stroke of printer's ink) paperback

ZH BOOKS · États-Unis3 000,00 $US≈ 2 538,30 €

[Appianus] Appiano Alexandrino [Roman Civil Wars]Biblio.com

DELLE GUERRE CIVILI DEI ROMANI Tradotto da Messer Alexandro Braccese Fiorentino. Nuovamente Con Somma Diligentia Impresso

151925179Firenze: di Filippo Giunta 1519. Rare the first printing of Appianus translated into Italian. With the printer's woodblock on the title-page. 8vo antique Italian calf the boards ruled in gilt the spine gilt tooled with central floral devices in compartments between wide flat gilt tooled bands gilt lettered. 287 ff 1 pp. A finely preserved copy with light wear to the binding. A wonderful and very rare survival. VERY RARE FIRST PRINTING BY GIUNTA AND THE FIRST IN A MODERN LANGUAGE. Appian's Roman history comprises narratives of the various Roman conquests from the earliest times to the accession of Vespasian in twenty-four books of which nine books survive complete. di Filippo Giunta hardcover

Buddenbrooks, Inc. · États-Unis3 135,00 $US≈ 2 652,52 €

Medieval History, Literature, Law|All Medieval Historical DocumentsBiblio.com

Becoming an Imperial Count Palatine A Grand Golden Document Signed by Prominent Citizens of Padua in 1585

15852363525/09/1585. <blockquote>The Renaissance was a period of crucial cultural artistic social and financial development in late Medieval and Renaissance Italy and particularly the affluent cities of Florence Venice Genoa and Padua.</blockquote>The Holy Roman Empire spanned central Europe in one form or another for the span of a millennia. For much of that time it contained vast swaths of Italy mainly in the north and included the Italian city of Padua which would become a hub in the Renaissance in that country and a major university center. As the Middle Ages bled into the period of the Renaissance the Empire slowly lost direct control over Italy. It managed to maintain its power into the 16th century in part via old established orders that maintained local control.Among these Holy Roman imperial titles was the ""comes palatinus caesareus"" or the imperial count palatine. The office of imperial count palatine was hereditary and the emperors seem to have used it to create an Italian aristocratic class loyal to the empire. In 1357 the Emperor Charles IV added the power of conferring licenses and doctorates of civil law to those of the counts palatine. Later on they acquired the power to confer doctorates in general. In 1363 Charles himself bestowed this honor to Giacomo Santacroce. His heir to this title and power given by it which was significant was Giovanni Santcroce who in addition to being the benefactor for religious and cultural efforts in the region was a businessman.The Facino or Facini family was a prominent one from the town of Feltre. The Ioannes Baptista Facinus namd in the document was prominent in the cultural community. There remains today a church bearing the crest of this family constructed shortly before his birth.Francisco Fabriano and Andreas Tinto were important functionaries and notaries of the period in Padua.Document signed September 25 1585 in Latin using the Latin names of the people involved including The Holy Roman Emperor Charles signed by important figures of the late Italian renaissance. In it ""Ioannes Sancta Cruce"" bestows the position of ""comes palatinus caesareus"" on ""Ioannes Baptista Facinus"" and all his male heirs. The document is witnessed and signed not only by Santa Cruce himself described as ""the most excellent lawyer lord count soldier knight horseman of the Court of Caesar"" but also by Fabriano and Tinto. The document is likely in the hand of Tinto himself.Such Italian Renaissance documents are very uncommon. The most direct comparable was acquired by J.P. Morgan and is now in the Morgan Library.There is an extended portion in the middle about Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV who it describes in 1357 added the power of conferring licenses and doctorates of civil law to the position.<img class=""alignnone wp-image-23609 size-post-window"" src=""https://cdn.raabcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/20231204153244/Folder-site-6-1600x1327.jpg"" alt="""" width=""1600"" height=""1327"" /> unknown

The Raab Collection · États-Unis4 000,00 $US≈ 3 384,40 €

(Roman Catholicism)Biblio.com

Pontificale romanum ad omnes pontificias ceremonias

1561372709Venice: apud Iuntas heirs of Luca Antonio Giunta 1561. Title page with small woodcut of pope and six bishops; Giunta printer's device in red on title and at end; one full-page woodcut of Crucifixion third-page woodcuts at head of each of three parts 162 woodcuts of liturgical scenes woodcut initials. Text printed in two columns in red and black throughout musical notation in black on staves of four red lines. 4 243 ff. 1 vols. Folio. Contemporary Italian orange morocco gilt boards ruled in gilt central panels in double gilt rule with floral corner tools upper board with cardinal's hat lower board with sunburst initials in central cartouches effaced a.e.g. Spine dark some soiling and rubbing light traces of worming at back. Title page with small woodcut of pope and six bishops; Giunta printer's device in red on title and at end; one full-page woodcut of Crucifixion third-page woodcuts at head of each of three parts 162 woodcuts of liturgical scenes woodcut initials. Text printed in two columns in red and black throughout musical notation in black on staves of four red lines. 4 243 ff. 1 vols. Folio. Liturgical work including the music of the chants and hymns to accompany the services. Adams L1241; EDIT16 CNCE 11860. Provenance: early ownership signature of Joanis Ant. S- on pastedown. General Theological Seminary bookplates and stamps apud Iuntas [heirs of Luca Antonio Giunta] unknown

James Cummins Bookseller · États-Unis4 500,00 $US≈ 3 807,45 €

Fray Hieronymo RomanBiblio.com

Republicas del mundo : divididas en XXVII. libros. / Ordenadas por F. Hieronymo Roman frayle professo y Cronista de la orden de S. Augustin. Natural de la ciudad de Logroño. Dirigidas ala S.C.R.M. Del Rey Don Philippe Rey de las Españas nuestro Señor

1575648K20Medina : Francisco del Canto 1575. First edition. Leather. Good. 12" by 8.5". None. An extremely scarce first edition volume of this early and extremely influential work of world history penned by the highly controversial Jesuit Friar and pseudo-historian Fray Hieronymo Roman. Very scarce. The work is only held within four institutional libraries. The first edition of the work in the original Spanish. Volume one only. A second volume was published simultaneously with a third volume first published in 1595. The work has been rebound and is lacking the first two blank leaves otherwise complete. Pagination is irregular as called for. The work offers a wide ranging comparative history of the world's civilisations and their institutions. The work has a particular focus upon political legal and moral issues and includes reference to the Indies Far East and pre-Columbian America. The author Fray Hieronymo Roman was a clergyman librarian and Spanish historian known to be a close friend of Alonso de la Vera Cruz; considered to be the most important figure in philosophy in the sixteenth century. The work is the author's Magnum Opus and offers a very early example of anti-colonial writing. The comprehensive work was not without its controversy; indeed it faced censorship owing to its implications regarding the first conquistadors including casting doubt on the legitimacy of the Spanish rule in the New World. In 1583 the work was included upon the Spanish Inquisition's list of prohibited books after being denounced by the Council of the Indies. The following year the work was also included upon their index of books to be destroyed. The author managed to avoid further censorship by correcting the most controversial passages in the later 1595 edition. As such first edition copies such as this one are extremely scarce to come across and are considered of greater historical significance in part due to their inclusion of the more controversial anti colonial standpoint particularly in reference to Spanish colonisation in America. A very scarce example of this early anti-colonial writing written by a noted Spanish friar and historian. Rebound in half crushed morocco with marbled boards and gilt detail to the spine. Externally very smart with slight rubbing heavier to the joints and head and tail of the spine resulting in some minor loss to the leather. Hinges strained with cords visible. Bookseller's stamp to rear pastedown. Lacking first two blank leaves. Internally firmly bound. The occasional sympathetic repair particularly to the title page. Decorative contemporary banner has been adhered under title where previously would have read "diuididas en XXVII libros". The occasional tidemark throughout heavier to the first twenty leaves. The occasional contemporary ink annotation including to title page and fore edge. Scattered spotting. Good Francisco del Canto hardcover

Rooke Books · Royaume-Uni6 000,00 £GB≈ 6 850,80 €

[HORAE] ROMAN CHURCHBiblio.com

A la louenge de dieu et de sa tres saincte et glorieuse mere. Paris: Antoine Chappiel for Gilles Hardouyn 22 August 1504

1504100EXTREMELY RARE BOOK OF HOURS PRINTED ON VELLUM ILLUSTRATION FROM MASTER OF THE APOCALYPSE OF THE ROSE'S ATELIER. THE ONLY KNOWN COMPLETE COPY!BOOK OF HOURS USE OF ROMAN CHURCH. A la louenge 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 lan mil. ccccc. et iiii. le. xxii. iour de aoust pour Gillet Hardouyn libraire marchant demourant a Paris sur le pont au change a l'enseigne de la Rose Imprimeez par Anthoine Chappiel imprimeur demourant a Paris en la rue de beau vois a lenseigne des Connins " Paris: Antoine Chappiel for Gilles Hardouyn 22 August 1504. 8vo 17 x 10 cm binding from a reused middle age handwritten vellum page with Gregorian music notations gilt edges ff. 80 signature A-K8. Gothic type 32 lines. 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 almanac for years 1497-1520. 13 FULL-PAGE WOODCUTS 28 SMALLER WOODCUTS ILLUSTRATING THE GOSPELS AND THE VARIOUS PRAYERS; HEAD-LETTERS ILLUMINATED IN BLUE RED AND GOLD. EXTREMELY RARE BOOK OF HOURS PRINTED ON VELLUM BY ANDRE' CHAPPIEL FOR GILLES HARDOUIN: ACCORDING TO WORLDCAT AND USTC THERE ARE ONLY TWO OTHER RECORDED COPIES AT BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE LYON INCOMPLETE MISSING THE LAST MINIATURE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS AND VERSAILLES MISSING DIFFERENT QUIRES. TEXT: f. A1r: versified prayer: " Jesus soit en ma teste et en mon entendement Jesus soit en mes yeulx et en mon regardement … "; f. 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. A2r-A4v: calendar; f. A5r-B1v: abstracts from the Gospels of the four Evangelists; f. B2r-F2v: Hours of the Virgin use of Rome f. B3r: Matins; f. B8v Lauds; f. C4v: Matins of the Holy Cross; f. C5v: Matins of the Holy Spirit; f. C6v: Prime; f. D1r: Terce; f. D3v: Sext; f. D6r: None; f. D8v: Vesper; f. D1r: Compline; f. F3r-G1v: seven Penitential Psalms followed by litanies and other prayers; f. G3r-H6r: Office of the Dead; f. H6r-K8r: various prayers; f. K8r: colophon.ILLUSTRATIONS: • Tree of Jesse f B2v • Annunciation f B3r • Visitation f B8v • Crucifixion f C4v • Pentecost f C5v • Nativity C6v • Adoration of the Shepherds D1r • Adoration of the Magi D3v • Presentation in the Temple D6r • Flight into Egypt D8v • Coronation of the Virgin E4r • Anointing of King David by Samuel F3r • Rich man and Lazarus G2r28 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.The metalcuts used in this book were part of a series that both ANTHOINE CHAPPIEL and GUILLAUME ANABAT used for the Hardouin brothers. The series comes from the MASTER OF THE APOCALYPSE OF THE ROSE'S ATELIER. ANTOINE CHAPPIEL printer in Paris 1500-1504 succeeded by Guillaume Anabat 1505–1510. Chappiel's earliest dated book is from 1500. The Inventaire chronlogique records dated books in 1502 1503 and 1504. From 1502 to August 1504 he printed under the sign: "Au college de Triguet en la rue Sainct Jean de Latran; - In collegio Tregorensi or: --nuncupato de Triguet juxta sanctum 1ohannem Lateranensem ".In August 1504 and on a Book of Hours without date we read: " Rue de Beauvois a lenseigne des Connins; Rue de rue sainct Jehan de Beauvais a lenseigne des Congnis. "CONDITION: Very good copy of an extremely rare book of hours printed on vellum.REFERENCES: Bohatta 790; Lacombe Books of Hours Printed in the 15th and the 16th Century p. 87-88 No. 143bis the Versailles copy incomplete; Moreau Inventaire Chronologique des Éditions Parisiennes du XVIe siècle I p. 128: 1504 No. 48; USTC 6689; Andrew Pettegree Malcolm Walsby and Alexander Wilkinson French Vernacular Books Books published in the French language before 1601 Leiden Brill 2007 REF. 29496; Philippe Renouard Répertoire des imprimeurs parisiens Minard 1965; Heribert Tenschert Horae b.m.v. 365 gedruckte Stundenbücher der Sammlung Bibermühle 1487–1586 2015. Anthoine Chappiel for Gilles Hardouyn

BIBLIOPATHOS FINE ARTS · Italie18 000,00 €

[HORAE] ROMAN CHURCHBiblio.com

Hore divine virginis Marie secundum usum Romanum. Paris Germain Hardouin 1518

1518102THE UNIQUE PROOF COPY OF AN EXTREMELY RARE BOOK OF HOURS BY THE ATELIER OF GERMAIN HARDOUIN PRINTED ON VELLUM WITH THE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM JEAN PICHOIRE AND THE MASTER OF THE APOCALYPSE OF THE ROSE'S ATELIER AND FINELY ILLUMINATED IN PARIS BY THE MASTER OF NICOLAS DE LA FONS .FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF ULRICO HOEPLI & HANS PETER KRAUS BOOK OF HOURS USE OF ROMAN CHURCH.Hore divine virginis Marie secundum usum Romanum cum aliis multis folio sequenti notatis una cum figuris Apocalipsis et destructio sic Hierusalem et multis figuris Biblie insertis. Ad colophon: Parisius noviter impressum opera Germani Hardouyn commorantis ante Palatium regis ad intersinium sic dive Margarete ca. 1518. Paris Germain Hardouin 15188vo 170 x 110 mm 17th century brown calf gilt fillets and floral tools a central piece on which is stamped the monogram TCC a similar monogram with the only CC interlaced is gilt on the sides of the gilt frame ff. 84 signature a-k8 l4 not printed in this copy almanac for date 1518-1532 printed on 31 lines text in Latin Germain Hardouin printer device #1 the same device used by Guillaume Eustace from the MASTER OF THE APOCALYPSE ROSE Renouard 434 with the "E" of the crest and the name in the cartouche except the "G" deleted PRINTED ON VELLUM.18 FULL-PAGE AND 22 SMALLER WOODCUTS ILLUSTRATING THE GOSPELS AND THE PRAYERS TO SAINTS ALL ILLUMINATED. HEAD-LETTERS ILLUMINATED IN BLUE RED AND GOLD.UNIQUE COPY of an illuminated book of hours. Only 2 complete copies of this edition are recorded at BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONAL DE FRANCE and NEWBERRY LIBRARY and three uncomplete copies recorded HARVARD UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HOWE LIBRARY COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT/SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY AND CLEMENS LIBRARY/ALCUIN LIBRARY but none of them belongs to this unique variant."RARISSIMUS" Tenschert op. cit.The uniqueness of this copy is marked by different features as:• lack of signature marks printed on the leaves• a different set-up of metalcuts; in some cases different miniatures in others a different positioning within the printed text as well as with a different text in the cartouche under the illustration which is occasionally cropped and replaced by hand by a new version.The cartouche under some miniatures has been erased and handwritten with a different text ILLUSTRATIONS: 18 Full page illuminated illustrations on a written cartouche: • Germain Hardouin Device From Guillaume Eustace from the Master of the Apocalypse Rose • Planetary man in the form of a Skeleton after Vostre's bloodletting man from Pichores Workshop • St. John the Evangelist on Patmos German style for Hardouin in -8° allongé ca. 1516 • Jesus Healing the ear of the servant • The Original Sin of Adam and Eve Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin 1503 • Annunciation German style for Hardouin in -8° allongé ca. 1516 • Visitation German style for Hardouin in -8° allongé ca. 1516 • Nativity German style for Hardouin in -8° allongé ca. 1516 • Annunciation to the Shepherds German style for Hardouin in -8° allongé ca. 1516 • Adoration of the Magi Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouins 1503 • Presentation in the Temple Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouins 1503 • Flight into Egypt Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouins 1503 • Coronation of the Virgin Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouins 1503 • Job and his tormentors for Hardouin ca. 1515 • Crucifixion for Hardouin ca. 1515 • Pentecost Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouins 1503 • King David and Bathsheba bathing for Hardouin ca. 1515 • Assumption of Mary Immaculate with death watching for the opposite border German style for Hardouin in -8° allongé ca. 151622 small metalcuts illustrating the Gospels and the Prayers: • Luke the Evangelist room small pictures Pichore style for Hardouin ca. 1505 • Matthew the Evangelist small images Pichore style for Hardouin ca. 1505 • Mark the Evangelist small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503 • Holy Mary small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503 • Saint Barbara beheaded small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503 • Holy Trinity three miniatures Apocalypse Cycle – Pichore workshop • Annunciation small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503 • San Micheal small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503 • Saint John the Evangelist • Saints Peter and Paul • St. James small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503 • Saint Lawrence small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503 • St. Sebastian small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503 • St. Nicholas small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503 • Saint Agatha of Sicily • St. Mary Magdalene • Saint Margaret • Santa Barbara repeated • Jesus • San Claudius small pictures Master of the Apocalypse Rose style for Hardouin ca. 1503TEXT: • Front Page with Hardouin printer device • Tabula • Gospel Lesson and St John Passion • Hours of the Virgin HV o Matin Lauds Prime Third Sixth Ninth Vesper Compline • Hours of the Holy Cross • Hours of the Holy Spirit • Hours of the conception of Holy Mary • Penitential Psalms and Litany • Eve of the dead • Mass of Holy Mary • PrayersCONDITION: occasional vellum flaws restored never affecting text or illuminations the corner of two pages strengthened inconsequential spotting or stains in margins overall a fine copy remarkably well-preserved.PROVENANCE: I. TCC & CC monograms 17th-century on the covers attributable to the original client of the binding.II. URLICO HOEPLI 1847-1935 one of the dominant figures in the European old books trade across the last two centuries paper ex-libris "H" pasted at inside front boardIII. 1940's ex-libris not identified with the initials S.B. pasted on front flyleafIV. HANS PETER KRAUS 1907-1988 without doubt the most successful and dominant rare book dealer in the world in the second half of the 20th-century paper ex-libris "H.P.K" pasted at inside front boardV. LIBRAIRIE PINAULT Paris cutting taken from their sale catalogue 38 1971 The volume is housed in a very attractive 18th-century red velvet binding embroidered with silver thread and emblazoned. REFERENCES: Renouard ICP II 1848; Van Praet I p. 112 n°135; Bohatta 1027; Lacombe 290; Brunet Heures V 1638 n°251 ; Philippe Renouard Les marques typographiques parisiennes des XVe et XVIe siècles 1828 #434 ; HERIBERT TENSCHERT Herausgegeben von Heribert Tenschert 2015 vol VII 124.2 including plates provenances but not this unique proof ; Isabelle Delaunay Artistic exchanges between handwritten and printed books of hours produced in Paris doctoral thesis ss. The direction of F. Joubert Pairs IV 2000 p. 98 fig. 130 254 fig. 327 296 380.HEURES DE GERMAIN HARDOUYN ILLUMINATED BY THE MASTER OF NICOLAS DE LA FONSThe style of the illuminator of this BOOK OF HOURS can be recognized in the edition of the Loups Ravissans printed for ANTOINE VÉRARD around 1504 Paris BnF. Rés. Vélins 2258. We recognize the expressionless looks of the illuminated figures with large black pupils lot of white in the eyes and heavy eyelids. On mainly flat illuminations the folds are highlighted by a thicker line often black. WE notice as our artist is very respectful and faithful to the engravings. His style can be seen in several BOOKS OF HOURS. In Paris Hours BnF. lat. 1387-1376 in the Announcement to the shepherds and the Presentation in the Temple he was inspired by engravings from the Thielman Kerver series printed from 1497. Two iconographic themes are peculiar: Saint Gemme and the Virgin handing over to Canon Arnoul the text of the prayer "Missus est Gabriel" themes represented by the MASTER OF ETIENNE PONCHER in the hours Paris BnF. lat. 18017. The two artists collaborate in the HEURES DE LYON Bm. Ms. 5997. In this last manuscript our artist is again inspired by engravings for the Presentation in the Temple Simon Vostre from 1496 and for the Betrayal of Judas Kerver from 1497. Here too he demonstrates originality by representing the Meal at Emmaüs Isabelle Delaunay Artistic exchanges between handwritten and printed books of hours produced in Paris doctoral thesis ss. The direction of F. Joubert Pairs IV 2000 p. 98 fig. 130 254 fig. 327 296 380. His activity as an illuminator of engravings continued into the 16th century. He was responsible for illuminating the HOURS FOR THE USE OF ROME Nicolas Higman for Simon Vostre around 1512 for the same use those of Gillet Hardouin around 1516 and again for the use of Rome those of Guillaume Le Rouge around 1510 H. Tenschert I. Neetekoven Horae BMV 158 Stundenbuckdrucke der Sammlung Bibermühle 1490-1550 Tenschert 2003 vol. 1 cat. 49 and vol. 2 cat. 77 86. We recognize its light gray walls dotted with small darker gray lines. He also illuminates the HOURS OF BRUSSELS Bibl. royal ms. 15079 F. Lyna The main painting manuscripts of the Royal Library of Belgium t. III 2nd part expanded reed. Brussels 1989 notice 341 pl. CXI a prayer book composed at the beginning of the 16th century Paris Bibl. Mazarine Far. 8 the HOURS FOR PARIS use Ms. Lat. 10562 and those of the same use Lat. 18032. Very interesting is the BOOK OF HOURS FOR THE USE OF ROME in Milan Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense AC. VIII 28 illuminated in Paris around 1507 for NICOLAS DE LA FONS. The name of the owner is designated by an inscription in capital letters on five lines alternately in blue and gold ink under the miniature of Saint Nicholas. NICOLAS DE LA FONS originally from Saint-Quentin in Aisne presented himself as "Esleu du Vermandois" a position he held from 1507. He was a wealthy officer who was entrusted with the distribution of the collection of aid in his site in Vermondois and the recruitment of war personnel. IT IS AFTER THIS MANUSCRIPT THAT WE CAN NAME THE ILLUMINATOR OF THE PRESENT "MASTER OF NICOLAS DE LA FONS". A skilful and firm hand compositions stripped of all details a reduced and dull palette and painting mainly in flat areas characterize his style. In the list of his sponsors we include ANNE LA ROUTYE who entered the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris at the age of 14 in 1505 who approached our artist for the addition of two miniatures in a BOOK OF HOURS PARISIAN from the mid-15th century Sydney University Library Ms. Additional 58 see P.R. Monks Patrons and Devotion. The University of Sidney's Hours of Anne de la Routye Sydney 1995 pl. XXIII XXIV.Dr. Isabelle Delaunay Germain Hardouin hardcover

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