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21 - HORAE AD USUM ROTHOMAGENSEM (Rouen). In-8, 158 folios, black morocco with blind-stamped decoration, gilt edges, silver clasps (Gruel).
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€35,000 - 40,000Sale fees
HORAE AD USUM ROTHOMAGENSEM (Rouen). In-8, 158 folios, black morocco with blind-stamped decoration, gilt edges, silver clasps (Gruel). A VERY BEAUTIFUL 15TH-CENTURY MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, decorated with TWENTY LARGE MINIATURES and one small half-page miniature. These large miniatures depict: The Annunciation - The Visitation - The Kiss of Judas - Pentecost - The Nativity - Christ before Caiaphas - The Ascension - The Announcement to the Shepherds - Christ Mocked - Elijah Ascending to Heaven - The Crucifixion - An Apostle Preaching - The Presentation in the Temple - David in Prayer - The Flight into Egypt - The Deposition from the Cross - The Virgin Mary in Prayer - The Coronation of the Virgin - The Entombment - Death and the Three Living Ones. These miniatures are adorned with beautiful borders featuring architectural motifs; numerous initials and line endings complete the decoration of this manuscript, which appears to have been left unfinished and does not include a calendar. A large 17th-century bookplate bearing the coat of arms attributed to the Marquis de Bauffremont, governor of the towns of Auxonne and Châlons-sur-Saône (former Burgundy).
Auction details
Marcel Lecomte LibraryAuction house
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