Book of Hours, Latin, Use of Paris, Printed on Parchment and Illuminated, Paris, Early 16th Century.

Description:

Book of Hours, Latin, Use of Paris, Printed on Parchment and Illuminated, Paris, Early 16th Century. Octavo, printed on vellum throughout, with a border of metal cuts around each page of printed text, hand-illuminated initials throughout, eight-line illuminated initials, and thirteen full-page hand-painted and -illuminated miniatures in colors and gold; text not complete, A1, b8, [single unsigned leaf], a-c8, d2-8, e-k8, bound in ornately blind-tooled modern morocco with doublures, a.e.g., 6 3/4 x 4 in.
Estimate $7,000-9,000


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