HOURS. — Hours of Romme... No place, no date [in the colopho - Lot 31

HOURS. — Hours of Romme... No place, no date [in the colophon]: Paris, Guillaume Anabat for Gillet and Germain Hardouin, undated [circa 1508?]. Gothic 8vo, speckled calfskin, decorated spine, marbled edges (late 17th-century binding). A beautiful book of hours printed for the Hardouins, whose typographic mark featuring the centaur Nessus adorns the title page (Silvestre, no. 54). (Lacombe, no. 170.) Printed in Gothic type, it is decorated with 18 large woodcuts in various frames, plus an anatomical skeleton; the text is set within borders consisting of woodcuts of various sizes and subjects, among which we note hunting and falconry scenes in five different designs. Almanac covering 13 years, from 1508 to 1520. Copy on paper, with red and blue headings, slightly trimmed at the top. Leaves H4 and H5 are missing. A small, restored tear in the lower margin of leaves D2 and I3. Minor rubbing on the spine.

Estimate:£500.79

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