113 - Devotional Christian Exercises. With a hand-drawn title page. Each page framed within a drawn decorative border. Magnificent Rococo morocco binding with rich gold decoration in the “à la dentelle” style. With floral gilding on the raised edges. Probably Paris, ca. 1750–1775. 256 pp., 8 leaves, 3 leaves (index), 2 manuscript leaves on paper. Written throughout in cursive script. 19 lines per page.

Devotional Christian Exercises. With a hand-drawn title page. Each page framed within a drawn decorative border. Magnificent Rococo morocco binding with rich gold decoration in the “à la dentelle” style. With floral gilding on the raised edges. Probably Paris, ca. 1750–1775. 256 pp., 8 leaves, 3 leaves (index), 2 manuscript leaves on paper. Written throughout in cursive script. 19 lines per page. Magnificent Rococo morocco leather binding with asymmetrical rocaille, naturalistic bouquets, and scattered stars. The “à la Dentelle” style is associated with Antoine Michel Padeloup (1685–1758). The Derome and Dubuisson families continued this tradition, and many other bookbinders copied it. The rocaille forms are already dynamic but not yet classicist, as the Bozerian bindings from around 1800 are. — In good condition. With a hand-drawn title page. Each page is enclosed in a drawn decorative frame. Magnificent Rococo morocco binding with rich gilt decoration in the à la dentelle style. With floral gilt turn-ins (inner edge gilding). Probably Paris, c. 1750–1775. 256 pp., 8 leaves, 3 leaves (index), 2 leaves. Magnificent Rococo morocco binding featuring asymmetrical rocaille ornamentation, naturalistic flower bouquets, and scattered stars. Throughout in italic Kurrent script. 19 lines. - The dentelle style is associated with Antoine Michel Padeloup (1685–1758). The Derome and Dubuisson families continued this tradition, and many other bookbinders copied it. The rocaille forms are already lively but not yet neoclassical, as the Bozerian bindings from around 1800 are. - Well preserved.