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[Hours on vellum (Châlons-en-Champagne). French and Latin. c. 1512]. CES PRESENTES HEURES a lusage de Chalons toutes au long sa[n]s req[ue]rir : avec les figures et signes de lapocalipse : les miracles nostre dame, les accide[n]s de lho[m]me : & plusieurs aultres hystoires de nouueau adioustees... A Paris, pour Symon Vostre, [circa 1512]. In-4, [98] leaves, [sign. a-b 8, c 4, d-i 8, ā 8, ē 8, ī 8, ō 6], goth. car., 30 l. per page, fig.., contemporary brown calf, boards decorated with a lozenge composed of 2 gilt and 3 cold fillets, inscribed in a rectangular frame consisting of a gilt roulette bordered by multiple cold fillets, central medallion and 4 angular gilt full irons, gilt edges, spine with six ribs and fleuronné skilfully renewed in the style of the period, renewed endpapers, corners restored, qq. margins seem washed (superficial rubbing to boards, 2 small holes in margins of first 2 f., small angular spot in margin of f. f3, qq; margins a little browned, qq. few light spots). A very fine copy of this extremely rare edition, of which only three copies are known to exist in public collections: BnF (Paris), Bibl. Ste-Geneviève (Paris), Huntington Library (San Marino, USA). It retains the boards of its unusual period binding. Produced around 1530, and most probably by a Parisian workshop, it features a characteristic 15th-century decoration of a rhombus inscribed within a rectangle, prefiguring the geometric interlacing in vogue in the 1540's. At least one composition of this type is known, produced for the bibliophile Jean Grolier (BnF Rés M 376). The verso of the title page features an almanac running from 1512 to 1530, allowing the edition to be dated; followed by a calendar. The text is mainly in Latin, with some parts in French. The woodcut illustrations include 14 large full-page figures, 8 medium-sized figures and 32 small vignettes throughout the text, as well as the printer's mark on the title. In addition, all the pages of the volume - except those with the 14 figures - are bordered by a frame composed of several woodcuts, sometimes featuring foliage or architectural motifs, but more often figures and scenes. The most remarkable set, covering 34 pages (g6 v° - i 8 r°), is inspired by the iconography of the danse macabre. Collation in accordance with bibliographies. Nevertheless, it is interesting to note some compositional differences with the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève copy described by Lacombe, which should be studied in detail. For example, on our title page, the name "Chalons" appears in print rather than in manuscript, and at the bottom of the same title page is the mark "ch. (in reference to the cahiers destined for this diocese), which Lacombe only mentions on cahiers d to i. Furthermore, on f. ā1, it is clearly written "Sancta trinitas" and not "Sancta irinitas"; also, the table is here on the last leaf (like the Huntington copy, and ends with the same words), and not on f. ē 8 as at Ste-Geneviève. This copy has large margins (approx. 232 x 158 mm.) and has been very carefully restored. All unprinted initials were painted red or blue at the time. (USTC 38074; Renouard/Moreau ICP II, 336; BP16, 101989; Bohatta 78; Lacombe 233).

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[Hours on vellum (Châlons-en-Champagne). French and Latin. c. 1512]. CES PRESENTES HEURES a lusage de Chalons toutes au long sa[n]s req[ue]rir : avec les figures et signes de lapocalipse : les miracles nostre dame, les accide[n]s de lho[m]me : & plusieurs aultres hystoires de nouueau adioustees... A Paris, pour Symon Vostre, [circa 1512]. In-4, [98] leaves, [sign. a-b 8, c 4, d-i 8, ā 8, ē 8, ī 8, ō 6], goth. car., 30 l. per page, fig.., contemporary brown calf, boards decorated with a lozenge composed of 2 gilt and 3 cold fillets, inscribed in a rectangular frame consisting of a gilt roulette bordered by multiple cold fillets, central medallion and 4 angular gilt full irons, gilt edges, spine with six ribs and fleuronné skilfully renewed in the style of the period, renewed endpapers, corners restored, qq. margins seem washed (superficial rubbing to boards, 2 small holes in margins of first 2 f., small angular spot in margin of f. f3, qq; margins a little browned, qq. few light spots). A very fine copy of this extremely rare edition, of which only three copies are known to exist in public collections: BnF (Paris), Bibl. Ste-Geneviève (Paris), Huntington Library (San Marino, USA). It retains the boards of its unusual period binding. Produced around 1530, and most probably by a Parisian workshop, it features a characteristic 15th-century decoration of a rhombus inscribed within a rectangle, prefiguring the geometric interlacing in vogue in the 1540's. At least one composition of this type is known, produced for the bibliophile Jean Grolier (BnF Rés M 376). The verso of the title page features an almanac running from 1512 to 1530, allowing the edition to be dated; followed by a calendar. The text is mainly in Latin, with some parts in French. The woodcut illustrations include 14 large full-page figures, 8 medium-sized figures and 32 small vignettes throughout the text, as well as the printer's mark on the title. In addition, all the pages of the volume - except those with the 14 figures - are bordered by a frame composed of several woodcuts, sometimes featuring foliage or architectural motifs, but more often figures and scenes. The most remarkable set, covering 34 pages (g6 v° - i 8 r°), is inspired by the iconography of the danse macabre. Collation in accordance with bibliographies. Nevertheless, it is interesting to note some compositional differences with the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève copy described by Lacombe, which should be studied in detail. For example, on our title page, the name "Chalons" appears in print rather than in manuscript, and at the bottom of the same title page is the mark "ch. (in reference to the cahiers destined for this diocese), which Lacombe only mentions on cahiers d to i. Furthermore, on f. ā1, it is clearly written "Sancta trinitas" and not "Sancta irinitas"; also, the table is here on the last leaf (like the Huntington copy, and ends with the same words), and not on f. ē 8 as at Ste-Geneviève. This copy has large margins (approx. 232 x 158 mm.) and has been very carefully restored. All unprinted initials were painted red or blue at the time. (USTC 38074; Renouard/Moreau ICP II, 336; BP16, 101989; Bohatta 78; Lacombe 233).

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