22 - HOURS FOR USE IN LE MANS. These Hours for use in Sens, // in full, without any omissions, including the miracles of Our // Lady and the figures from the Apocalypse and the Triumphs // of Caesar // Paris, Simon Vostre, calendar from 1510 to 1530. Large 8vo, Gothic type, 96 unnumbered folios, brown morocco, interlaced patterns and mosaic fleurons in green, red, and lemon-colored morocco set with thread. , mosaic coat of arms in the center, decorated and mosaic-style spine, blue morocco lining, coat of arms in the center, scattered with crowned numerals, heraldic and natural fleurs-de-lis, blue moiré endpapers, gilt and chiseled, case (Lortic).

HOURS FOR USE IN LE MANS. These Hours for use in Sens, // in full, without any omissions, including the miracles of Our // Lady and the figures from the Apocalypse and the Triumphs // of Caesar // Paris, Simon Vostre, calendar from 1510 to 1530. Large 8vo, Gothic type, 96 unnumbered folios, brown morocco, interlaced patterns and mosaic fleurons in green, red, and lemon-colored morocco set with thread. , mosaic coat of arms in the center, decorated and mosaic-style spine, blue morocco lining, coat of arms in the center, scattered with crowned numerals, heraldic and natural fleurs-de-lis, blue moiré endpapers, gilt and chiseled, case (Lortic). One of the beautiful Books of Hours by Simon Vostre, of which only two copies are known: one in the Bibliothèque Nationale and one in the Bibliothèque Mazarine. The illustrations include Simon Vostre’s mark (title page), the figure of the anatomical man (on the reverse of the second leaf), and 21 woodcut figures, including 13 large ones without text or borders, from S. Vostre’s fourth series. These figures are clearly influenced by Albrecht Dürer and the German masters. Each page is framed by S. Vostre’s customary rich borders, depicting the Life of Jesus Christ, the Dance of Death, and seasonal games or activities A VERY BEAUTIFUL COPY, printed on vellum, uncolored, in perfect condition, with very wide margins and ruled, featuring initials and line ends painted in gold on a colored background, in a RICH AND FINE LORTIC BINDING. From the library of the Duke of Parma.