18 - DENYS LE CHARTREUX. In quatuor Evangelistas enarrationes. Cologne, Petrus Quentel, 1543. Folio, cold-stamped sowhide on beveled boards, framed with fillets and a wide scroll, central panel decorated with scrolls and foliage motifs, ornate brass clasps, a metal rosette at the top of the back cover used to hold a chain (now missing), decorated spine, smooth edges (contemporary binding).

DENYS LE CHARTREUX. In quatuor Evangelistas enarrationes. Cologne, Petrus Quentel, 1543. Folio, cold-stamped sowhide on beveled boards, framed with fillets and a wide scroll, central panel decorated with scrolls and foliage motifs, ornate brass clasps, a metal rosette at the top of the back cover used to hold a chain (now missing), decorated spine, smooth edges (contemporary binding). Reprint of the commentaries by Denys le Chartreux, first published by the same Quentel in 1523. Title page adorned with a large woodcut frame depicting God on His throne, the ascension of a saint, and the four Evangelists. A very interesting binding made in southern Germany, decorated with a beautiful and delicate roulette design depicting an archer shooting at a bird amid foliage, executed with great precision. Handwritten bookplates crossed out on the title page. A large bookplate has been torn from the front endpaper. One leaf is missing from the first quire (A) and the last leaf (SS4), which contains the colophon. One clasp is missing. A small wormhole runs through the entire volume, including the binding covers. Light water stain in the margins of several quires; a small tear at the top of three leaves, with no loss of text.