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Book of Hours. Use of Rome.
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- A la louenge de Dieu et de la tres saincte et glorieuse Vierge Marie... ces presentes heures a lusaige de Romme. Paris: G. Hardouin, [1513]
8vo (182 x 110mm.), printed on vellum, 87 leaves (of 88) plus 9 leaves of manuscript, metalcut illustrations (some full-page), almost all with contemporary illumination, illuminated initials, later sixteenth-century brown calf with azured centre- and cornerpieces on a ground of quatrefoils, lettered in gilt iesus and maria in centrepieces on both covers, with the owner's name marie desgroliers at head and foot of upper cover, and the date anno mdlxxvii on the lower cover, spine gilt in compartments, two pairs of green silk ties, front flyleaf with verses in a sixteenth-century hand entitled "Le livre au lecteur", lacking L2, some illuminated areas slightly smudged, upper joint cracked, lower joint rubbed
Provenance
Marie Desgroliers, name on binding
Literature
Bohatta 953; Lacombe 244; Moreau II, 608; for the binding, cf. French and Italian Collectors and their Bindings (1953), 22, a slightly more elaborate Parisian binding of c. 1569 on a Book of Hours, also executed for a lady. More usually the name of the owner would appear in the centre of the cartouches.
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
An attractive copy with a female near-contemporary provenance. The nine additional manuscript leaves contain painted miniatures with text, dating from the mid-sixteenth century.