Decorated leaf from a printed Book of Hours.: Patris Sapientia Veritas Divina" and "Domine labia mea aperies.
by Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
France?, Early 16th century. Very Good. Single octavo leaf H2 from an unidentified Book of Hours, 150 x 223 mm. Recto (Psalm 50) shows a large, elaborate woodcut of the Crucifixion, framed within a woodcut border populated with Biblical characters (a saint astride a dragon, Eve before the Tree of Knowledge, Mary instructing the archangel Gabriel, etc., but also a secular hunting scene with a horn-blowing hunter, a stag, a rabbit, and a barefoot servant. Large 17mm decorated letter D in blue, red and gold, and smaller letters G and S in red and gold, and an ampersand in blue and gold. The verso (Psalm 22 and others) shows text surrounded by woodcut border populated with biblical scenes and vine scrolls, as well as a grotesque figure composed of human, fish, and bird elements. Three medium size (1 cm) two-tone initials (either red and gold or blue and gold), and 9 smaller (5mm) decorated initials. Discreet remains of hinging tape at top corners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6581
- Title
- Decorated leaf from a printed Book of Hours.
- Author
- Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- France?
- Date Published
- Early 16th century
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Wooduct Catholic prayer Crucifixion Jesus
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Biblio member since 2006
Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio owes its name and its inspiration to the traditional Italian studio bibliografico. These small antiquarian bookshops, typically run by individuals who combine deep scholarship with a love of the printed object, remind us that underlying the words "study" and "studio" is the Latin term for zeal and devotion, studium. Since 1993, my goal has been to match discerning collectors with extraordinary books and manuscripts.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.