BOOK OF HOURS — COLLECTION of 6 loose leaves from printed books of hours (post-incunables), of which 5 printed by Gillet Hardouyn and 1 by Simon Vostre. Paris, 1510. All printed on vellum, r° and v°. W. fine woodcut borders, of which 2 are completely cold. by hand. Each leaf c. 165 x 100 mm. All framed, glazed and under acid free passepartouts in 4 frames, of which 3 can be viewed from both sides. Notes: The fine woodcuts depict biblical scenes and figures, i.a. Judith and Holofernes, the Beheading of St. John, Matthew the Evangelist, but also the Landing of Jason. With together 5 miniatures in colour, initials by hand in gold on red or blue ground, heightened with gold in places. Very decorative items.

JUDITH AND HOLOFERNES / LANDING OF JASON (HARDOUIN 1510) Two miniatures in colours and gold, 14.8×2.1 and 3.5×6.9 cm, on a page of a vellum leaf from a Book of Hours printed by Hardouin, Paris, 1510, double leaf, recto and verso (= 4 pages), measuring 17.3×21.9 cm, text with fine woodcut borders, initials by hand in gold on red and blue ground, the woodcut border inter alia depicting dancing people, Maria Magdalena and an evangelist. Bohatta 267; Lacombe 207 (206 ?); Van Praet (Roi) I, 173. Several miniatures contemporary handcoloured; the margins probably by a pupil (valuation by D.Proske-van Heerdt, 1998). References: Bohatta H. Katalog der Liturgischen Drucke des XV. und XVI. Jahrhunderts in der Herzogl. Parma’schen Bibliothek in Schwarzau am Steinfeld, N.-O. Wien 1909/10. Lacombe P. Livres d’heures imprimés au XVe et au XVIe siècle conservés dans les bibliothèques publiques de Paris. Paris 1907. Van Praet. Catalogue des livres imprimés sur vélin dans la bibliothéque du roi. Paris 1822 (5 tomes). MATTHEW, THE EVANGELIST (HARDOUIN 1510) Leaf from a Book of Hours, Use of Rome, printed by Hardouin, Paris, 1510, on vellum, double leaf, recto and verso (= 4 pages), 17×21,6 cm., 1 metalcut illustration (Matthew the Evangelist), recto and verso text within fine metalcut border, .a. depicting scenes from the New Testament, 4 initials in gold by hand on red and blue ground. Gillet Hardouyn, “demourant au bout du pont Nostre Dame, devant Saint Denis de la Chartre, a l’enseigne la Rose” and Germain Hardouyn, ‘”‘demeurant entre les deux portes du Palais, a l’enseigne Sainte Marquerite”. = page B1 + B8. Bohatta 267; Lacombe 207 (206 ?); Van Praet (Roi) I, 173. References: Bohatta H. Katalog der Liturgischen Drucke des XV. und XVI. Jahrhunderts in der Herzogl. Parma’schen Bibliothek in Schwarzau am Steinfeld, N.-Ö. Wien 1909/10. Lacombe P. Livres d’heures imprimés au XVe et au XVIe siècle conservés dans les bibliothèques publiques de Paris. Paris 1907. Van Praet. Catalogue des livres imprimés sur vélin dans la bibliothéque du roi. Paris 1822 (5 tomes). SALOMON’S VERDICT (HARDOUIN 1510) Leaf, from a Book of Hours printed by Hardouin, Paris, 1510, on vellum, recto and verso, 17.2×10.7 cm, text within fine woodcut border, depicting biblical scenes (i.a. Salomon’s verdict ?), recto borders, finely handcoloured and heightened with gold, a few initials and line-fillers in gold by hand on red or blue ground. Bohatta 267; Lacombe 207 (206 ?); Van Praet (Roi) I, 173. References: Bohatta H. Katalog der Liturgischen Drucke des XV. und XVI. Jahrhunderts in der Herzogl. Parma’schen Bibliothek in Schwarzau am Steinfeld, N.-Ö. Wien 1909/10. Lacombe P. Livres d’heures imprimés au XVe et au XVIe siècle conservés dans les bibliothèques publiques de Paris. Paris 1907. Van Praet. Catalogue des livres imprimés sur vélin dans la bibliothéque du roi. Paris 1822 (5 tomes). HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST PRESENTED TO SALOME (S. VOSTRE 1510) Miniature in colours and gold, 3.5×2.2 cm, on a vellum leaf from a Book of Hours printed by Simon Vostre, Paris, 1510, leaf measuring 18.5×11.4 cm, text within fine woodcut borders, initials by hand in gold on red or blue ground. Lacombe 212; Brunet, Heurs 85; Van Praet 108 (?). References: Bohatta H. Katalog der Liturgischen Drucke des XV. und XVI. Jahrhunderts in der Herzogl. Parma schen Bibliothek in Schwarzau am Steinfeld, N.-O. Wien 1909/10. Lacombe P. Livres d’heures imprimés au XVe et au XVIe siècle conservés dans les bibliothèques publiques de Paris. Paris 1907. Van Praet. Catalogue des livres imprimés sur vélin dans la bibliothéque du roi. Paris 1822 (5 tomes).
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