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A VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A LUXURIOUS MISSAL IN LATIN WITH AN HISTORIATED INITIAL DEPICTING THE ENTOMBMENT OF CHRIST
TEXT BEGINNING WITH "NOS AUTEM GLORIARI OPORTET.
Italy perhaps Perugia ca. 1280. 365 x 245 mm. 14 3/8 x 9 5/8". Double column 25 lines in a fine gothic rotunda. Rubrics in red four one-line initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork two two-line initials and two four-line initials painted pink and blue with green and orange highlights beautifully gilt all but one initial with wing-like extenders at the head and tail; A FIVE-LINE HISTORIATED "I" with a prophet holding a book on a gilt ground with extenders as elsewhere AND A FIVE-LINE HISTORIATED "N" DEPICTING THE ENTOMBMENT OF CHRIST the scene on a gold ground and the initial in pink on a blue ground with white penwork with extenders. Voelkle and Wieck "The Bernard H. Breslauer Collection of Manuscript Illuminations" no. 59. Gold with two negligible chips on one of the lesser initials text a little faded on verso three tiny round wormholes other very minor imperfections but IN REMARKABLY FINE CONDITION the paint fresh and perfectly preserved and the gold glistening. Based on the number of fine initials present here as well as the high quality of the illumination there is no question that this leaf comes from a particularly sumptuous Missal. Although an exact workshop or artist identification has thus far eluded scholars the delicate style and high quality of the decoration suggest that both the scribe and the artist were working in Perugia and were clearly of high caliber. The attention to detail the artful molding of the figures and the confident application of paint are thoroughly excellent. According to Voelkle and Wieck this leaf and its sister mentioned in the Breslauer catalogue are unusual Missal specimens in that the large initial marking the Introit actually illustrates the Gospel reading for that day. In our case the Introit initial depicts Joseph of Arimathea laying the body of Christ in his own tomb recounting a scene from the Passion described in Mark 14:32-72 and 15:1-46. According to this passage it was Joseph who asked Pilate for the body of Christ bought linen in which to wrap the corpse and "laid him in a sepulcher which was hewed out of a rock." Mark 15:46 Although the artist has depicted the scene in finer surroundings than suggested by Mark--with arches and candles set upon a gold ground--he has stayed true to the Word by depicting an uneven rocky surface under the smooth stone tomb. The smaller historiated initial features the prophet Jeremiah in half length and holding a book marking the beginning of the Epistle reading from the Book of Jeremiah. This leaf comes from the distinguished collection of Bernard Breslauer 1918-2004 the legendary bookdealer whose excellent private collection of Medieval manuscript leaves early printed books and fine bindings spoke to his experience and discerning eye. His collection was sold in two sales in 2005 by Christie's for more than $4000000. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: CBM1706
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A VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A GIANT BIBLE IN LATIN
TEXT FROM 1 TIMOTHY AND 2 TIMOTHY
Italy later 12th century. 530 x 320 mm. 20 7/8 x 12 1/2". Double column 49 lines in a beautiful proto-gothic book hand. Rubrics running title chapter numbers and initials in red WITH A LARGE STRIKING "P" painted in red green blue and yellow with white vine-stem work. One margin of recto somewhat smudged a hint of wrinkling but in general EXTREMELY WELL PRESERVED THE GORGEOUS INITIAL IN PERFECT CONDITION. This is a spectacular example of an Atlantic Bible leaf written in an elegant and clearly quite talented hand. The text is an excerpt of the First and Second Epistles to Timothy part of the 13 books of the New Testament known as the Pauline Epistles which are believed to have been written by St. Paul to his disciples. The striking initial that opens 2 Timothy is an excellent example of the typical Italian decorative mode of the 12th century featuring pleasing knot work and white vine-stem designs. One can also see hints of yellow paint in the initial a color favored over gold leaf at this place and time. Even as a single leaf this item provides a memorable sense of majesty; one can easily imagine how the magnificent volume as a whole would have communicated the importance of God's word. From time to time in the marketplace one sees Atlantic Bible leaves salvaged from bindings but it is uncommon to encounter single leaves that have not been recycled especially leaves in agreeable condition and more especially leaves with splendid capitals as here. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: CBM1502
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A VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM AN EARLY HOMILIARY IN LATIN
TEXT FROM A SERMON ON JOHN 1:19 FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
Central Italy perhaps Rome mid-12th century. 411 x 259 mm. 16 1/4 x 10 1/4". Double column 47 lines of text in a transitional Caroline minuscule. With majuscule rubrics in red and WITH A HANDSOME SEVEN-LINE WHITE VINE INITIAL in red blue green and yellow. Testamenta written across top left column of recto in a 16th century hand note at bottom of verso indicating that this leaf was used as a wrapper for a collection of documents dated from 15 May 1570 to 18 February 1572. Recto a little yellowed a couple of horizontal creases and a series of needle holes from spine stitching half a dozen small patches of faded text but still in surprisingly good condition for a binding wrapper the verso quite clean the margins ample the text almost entirely legible and the lovely white vine initial well preserved. The fine "M" beginning the passage from John here is the type that became the models for humanistic white vine initials in the 15th century in the mistaken belief that the manuscripts in which they were found were of late classical date. The leaf has suffered some from recycling but it retains much of the grand feeling of the original. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12778-0084
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A VERY LARGE EARLY VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH AN IMPRESSIVE INITIAL FROM SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT'S "XL HOMILARIUM IN EVANGELI
TEXT FROM HOMILY XXII FOR EASTER SUNDAY
Italy ca. 1150. 406 x 273 mm. 16 x 10 3/4". Double column 42 lines in a fine rounded early proto-gothic hand. With rubrics in red one three-line initial "I" and A PANELLED 13-LINE INITIAL "F" all of these on the very faded recto and consequently indistinct. Formerly used in a binding with text on the recto unreadable the verso with a narrow band of darkening along one edge not obscuring text edges very wormed but 90 percent of the worming in the margin with very little damage to the text; some obvious condition problems but the large and beautiful script on one of the sides entirely legible and certainly very pleasing. This leaf comes from a very large copy of one of the major texts by one of the great popes of the early Middle Ages and it is notable for the spaciousness and elegance of its script. The sermon here is based on the Gospel reading for Easter Sunday John 20:1-9 which reports Mary Magdalene's discovery of the empty tomb and her running to tell the apostles what she had--and hadn't--found. Given the fact that the passage under discussion celebrates the most critical event in Christianity the opening phrase "Fractus longa molestia stomachus" is unexpected who would have thought it appropriate to mention protracted gastrointestinal problems and probably more effective as a result. Gregory says he is so weakened that he had given up explaining the Gospel to his flock but now he must resume. He recounts how Mary Magdalene told John and Peter about the empty tomb how John arrived first but did not enter the sepulcher and how Peter the tardier one did. Gregory then gives an allegorical interpretation of this episode: John he says represents the Synagogue Peter the Church; the Jews were prior to the Christians but they hesitated on the brink of belief in the Son of God while the Christians entered into full belief. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12083f
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A VERY LARGE EARLY VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT'S "XL HOMILARIUM IN EVANGELIA" IN LATIN
TEXT FROM HOMILY XXVI FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
Italy ca. 1150. 406 x 273 mm. 16 x 10 3/4". Double column 42 lines in a fine rounded early proto-gothic hand. Recto with a pleasing three-line red initial. Formerly used in a binding and consequently a bit soiled and trimmed at the head with loss of the first line perhaps 100 or so small wormholes in the margin only a few causing trivial harm to the text a faint grayish stain affecting a couple of words in the top 20 lines of one column on each side but the entirety of the text completely clear and the stately leaf quite fresh and unusually well-preserved in general for a recovered specimen. This leaf comes from a very large copy of one of the major texts by one of the great popes of the early Middle Ages. Dealing in part with the central occurrence in the salvation of humanity the text here treats of John 20:19-31 which tells of the risen Christ's appearance to the Apostles. Doubting Thomas insists on touching the Lord's wounds before he will be convinced of the Resurrection. Gregory tells his audience that Thomas was healed of unbelief and so must they be although they cannot see Jesus in the flesh as did Thomas. Written ca. 593 Pope Gregory's 40 homilies on the Gospels enjoyed enduring popularity throughout Medieval times as they offered ordinary Christians practical guidance on applying the lessons of the Gospels to their own lives. Elected pope in 590 Gregory ca. 540-604 was one of the most influential pontiffs in the history of the Church. In addition to revising liturgical worship he wrote extensively on theology offering homespun wisdom rather than esoteric debates. He was declared a saint immediately upon his death. The script here is regular rounded and very pleasing--almost soothing--to the eye. Moreover the letters are so large and there is so little significant damage to the leaf that the text can be easily read from a considerable distance. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12083e
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A VERY OLD VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A LECTIONARY IN LATIN WITH AN EARLY FORM OF NEUMES
TEXT FROM THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Northern France ca. 1100. 298 x 248 mm. 11 3/4 x 9 3/4". Double column 30 lines in an upright Caroline minuscule. Rubrics in red seven one- or two-line rustic initials in red or green; small primitive neumes written above seven lines of text. Pricking along one edge. Recovered from a binding and so with general though not severe wrinkling and soiling top line just slightly trimmed a half dozen small marginal holes without loss other minor defects but still quite a pleasing leaf without any major condition problems and in all an excellent specimen of an early hand and primitive musical notation. The text here is distinguished by a pronounced sloping or "fishtails" at the top of ascenders and by the presence of an early form of musical notation or neumes. The neumes here are described as "in campo aperto" which means literally "in an open field" because they and they alone occupy the space or "field" above the text. These are diastematic neumes the second generation in musical notation following adiastematic neumes meaning that they reflect changes in pitch by being placed in a higher or lower vertical position above the text though still standing alone without horizontal lines that were added later and that evolved into the modern staff notation. Diastematic neumes appeared in at least a tentative form in the late 10th century. The musical notation and the scribal hand here are very similar to Corbin's II 23-25 which is Ms. 404 at the Biblioth�que Mazarine an early 12th century Missal done in Bayeux. Our leaf includes the Gospel of Matthew 7:15-21 "Beware false prophets" and Matthew 16:1-12 warning the disciples against the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12083g
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A VERY UNUSUAL ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH FIVE HISTORIATED INITIALS FROM A PSALTER HOURS IN LATIN MADE FOR A NUN
TEXT FROM THE END OF THE LITANY AND THE FIRST FIVE COLLECTS THAT FOLLOW
Rhineland or England ca. 1260. 176 x 129 mm. 7 x 5". Double column on recto single column on verso 20 lines in a bold gothic book hand. With 11 line fillers in red and blue penwork five of them heightened with burnished gold 20 one-line initials in red blue or burnished gold with contrasting penwork and WITH FIVE THREE- TO FIVE-LINE HISTORIATED INITIALS DEPICTING A QUEEN A LAYMAN A PRIEST AND TWO MONKS in shades of blue pink red brown yellow and white ALL ON A GROUND OF THICK BURNISHED GOLD two of the initials with marginal extensions in colors and gold. Residue of glue from mounting along one vertical edge some slight erosion in the white paint of two of the faces otherwise a very desirable leaf in fine condition the vellum bright and smooth and the glistening gold with a memorable patina. From a manuscript with considerable ongoing scholarly interest this highly desirable and unusual leaf contains a total of five large historiated initials the burnished gold as bright as one can hope to find. This item was previously sold at Sotheby's in 2015 and the catalogue entry notes that both the present leaf and its parent manuscript are extraordinary in a number of ways: "It is exceptionally rare for a Psalter to have an historiated initial to every psalm and prayer and in this case they are exceptionally large: the almost invariable format is to have one-line initials for each verse two-line initials for each psalm and larger initials only for the eight major divisions at Pss.1 26 38 etc. This was therefore a commission of remarkable lavishness made for a woman of great wealth perhaps even royalty." It seems appropriate then that "the first initial on the present leaf shows a woman wearing a crown and a vairfur-lined robe holding a book." Thanks to previous academic research we know that "the parent volume was made for a nun as indicated by a collect mentioning 'our abbess.' The place of origin has never been settled previous attributions include England Flanders Eastern France Lower Lorraine and the Rhineland." Although Sotheby's experts believe it more likely to be the last of these locations other scholars have argued for English provenance based on the historiated initial on the leaf opening Psalm 51 which certainly appears to contain the most English of subject matter: the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12987
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ADES Albert - JOSIPOVICI Albert
Le Livre de Goha le simple
Paris Editions du Compas 1947 broché, couverture rempliée, chemise et étui de l'éditeur
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 013358
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Aesopus (Esope)
Mythologia Aesopica, in qua, Aesopi Fabulae Graecolatinae CCXCVII. quarum CXXXVI. primum prodeunt. Accedunt Babriae Fabulae etiam auctiores [...]. Haec omnia ex Bibliotheca Palatina [...] opera & studio Isaaci Nicolai Neveleti [...].
1610 Francoforti, Nic. Hoffmanni1610 [16]-678-[2 bl.] pp. 237 gravures sur bois d'après Virgil Solis (1514-1562). Marque de gravure sur bois sur le titre. Imprimé en 2 col. avec les textes grecs et latins. Reliure en parchemin illustré d'un manuscrit d'époque avec enluminures !!! tres beau à regretter un petit manque sur la première de couverture, dos bon état , quatrième de couverture bon état . Première édition, "Wichtigste Anthologie der humanistischen und nachhumanistischen Sammlungen und Neuentdeckungen, mit einem umfangreichen Anmerkungsapparat des Neveletus ("Notae") in fünf Abschnitten als Anhang, in denen ausser den Fabeln des Abstemius jede Sammlung einzeln kommentiert wird." (Bodemann). (Bodemann). Neveletus est à l'origine de cette édition réimprimé la collection d'Accursius, qu'il enrichira de 136 fables . La Fontaine y puisera son univers ...
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 7255
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AGACHE Alfred - PRADO Antonio Junior
Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Remodelacao - extensao e embellezamento. 1926-1930.
Paris Foyer brésilien 1930 Fort in-4 Cartonnage éditeur
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 010174
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Ainsworth, William Harrison.
HISTORICAL ROMANCES. TWENTY VOLUMES.
Twenty Volumes. Illustrated with Etchings, proofs-before-letters on Japan Vellum, and impressions of the Historical Portraits on India Paper. Offsetting from tissue guards marring a few illustrations. Title pages printed in red and black. Uncut. Top edges gold. 8vo. Original full blue cloth bindings, some wear. Original spine paper labels. Spines faded. Victorian Edition. Limited Edition. Number 996 of only 1000 copies. Nice set. Impressive. SET/W49
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Alain Le Grand Velin
L'oeuvre de pierre: Approches de l'art sacerdotal a Quimper et en Cornouaille Finistere La riviere echappee French Edition
Calligrammes 1993-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. Calligrammes unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: SONG2869651678 ISBN : 2869651678 9782869651678
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ALBERT-BIROT Pierre
Poèmes à l'autre moi
Paris Jean Budry 1927 Broché
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 009370
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ALBERTI Henri-Dante
Dans l'argile de Picasso
Vallauris Imprimerie Arnéra 1957 plaquette in-8 Agrafé, couverture illustrée
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 014114
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ALECHINSKY ( Pierre)
Le Bureau du titre.
Fata Morgana 1983 In-8 Broché, couv. illustrée
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 014179
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ALEXANDRE Maurice
Mythologie personnelle
Paris Éditions des Cahiers libres 1933 In-8 Broché, couverture rempliée
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 011848
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Altenberg, Peter
Wie ich es sehe.
Hans von Weber, München, S. Fischer, Berlin, 1913. Rodenberg 414. Originalpergamentband mit Deckelvignette (Doppelsignet beider Verleger) und Kopfgoldschnitt. [8[, 278, [4] Seiten. 28 : 20 cm.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 25630
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Alvarez de la Fuente, Joseph
Succession real de Espana:. Vidas, y hechos de sus Esclarecidos Reyes de Leon, y Castilla desde D. Pelayo, que fue el primero que dio principio a su restauracion, hasta nuestro Gloriosissimo Monarca, el Senor Fernando VI. que oy reina, y reine por muchos anos; con sus nacimientos, hechos memorables, Conquistas, Chronologias, Fundaciones que hicieron, Leyes que ordenaron en el tiempo de sus Reynados. 2 Bde.
Madrid, Joseph Mathias Escrivano, ( 1748). Titel, 11 Bll., 392 S.; 442 S., 1 Bl. Kl.-8vo. Flexibles Pgt. d. Zt.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 57794
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Amans-Alexis Monteil (Jules Taschereau, editor)
Promenades dans la Touraine
THE UNIQUE COPY PRINTED ON REAL VELLUM ("peau de vÈlin") OF THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND RARE BOOK ABOUT THE TOURAINE. XVI, 208 pp. Beautifully printed on fine vellum, with huge margins, for Jules Taschereau, an important Touraine intellectual, politician, and bibliophile who was also the editor of this volume. 8vo (the remainder of the edition, 180 copies on paper for the SociÈtÈ des Bibliophiles de Touraine, was printed 12mo.) BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY CAP… IN FULL MOROCCO, spine elegantly gilt in six compartments, triple gilt fillet on covers, turn-ins elegantly gilt. Tiny traces of wear to lower extremties of joints, else FINE AND BRIGHT, COMPLETELY UNCUT, WITH NO DEFECTS. Taschereau I, p. XIX; Taschereau auction catalogue (1875) n∫ 30. UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT.
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AN 18TH CENTURY ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT ENTITLED
OFFICIUM SACERDOTOTIS HEBDOMADARII AD USUM CARTUSIAE VALLISCLUSAE
France Provence 1711. 292 x 197 mm. 11 1/2 x 7 3/4". 14 p.l. 122 pp. Single column 20 lines of text in a very attractive mix of neat roman and italic hands. Excellent contemporary black morocco covers with two double-ruled gilt frames and fleuron cornerpieces raised bands spine gilt in compartments with large central complex fleuron and scrolling cornerpieces densely gilt turn-ins special gilt-flecked glazed endpapers all edges gilt. Rubrics and headings in red a number of pleasing two-line initials in red title page with hand-painted headpiece containing a medallion showing the dove of the Holy Spirit flying in a sunny sky this vignette flanked by an olive branch and a ribbon bearing the motto "Virtute Probatur" "The Proven Power" and with a pair of crossed quill pens bound by a ribbon above the scribe's name; four other headpieces and two tailpieces all in floral foliate and ribbon designs. Leather with general minor wear a couple of noticeable abrasions to upper board but the binding entirely sound very well preserved overall and not without appeal. Vellum a bit rumpled causing the boards to splay a bit as usual naturally occurring variations in the color of the vellum occasional minor dust soiling to head edge a couple of small additional insignificant imperfections otherwise a fine example the leaves clean and fresh and the appealing script intact and unfaded. This is an attractive specimen of an early 18th century Carthusian liturgical manuscript with important monastic origins. The volume begins with a dedication to the prior of the charterhouse as Carthusian monasteries are called and continues with a Calendar showing saints days and major festivals. The text provides the Propers and prayers which change from day to day for feast and non-feast days as well as the unchanging Common of Saints and prayers for the departed. The manuscript is signed under the title by the scribe Carthusian priest Bernardus Suzan Albaniensis which makes it clear that this item came from Chartreuse pontificale du Val-de-B�n�diction at Villeneuve-l�s-Avignon Vaucluse one of the greatest charterhouses of Europe. Founded in 1358 by Pope Innocent VII in what had been his palace as Cardinal Etienne Aubert the Chartreuse pontificale du Val-de-B�n�diction enjoyed both papal and royal patronage and expanded over time to become the wealthiest charterhouse in France. Our manuscript was produced at the height of the monastery's influence and power: in the late 17th and 18th century the charterhouse had approximately 40 priests 30 lay brothers and an equal number of servants and laborers who tended the extensive vineyards and farmland. It prospered until the French Revolution dissolved all the religious houses in 1790. Suzan like other Carthusian monks would have lived as a hermit within a community housed in his own private cell with a work area taking all but one meal a week alone. His manuscript would have been written within this cell rather than in a communal scriptorium. The final line of the title page reads "Iuxta impressum Prisiis. apud Joannem Dupuis" which suggests that the manuscript is a verbatim copy of a printed work although OCLC seems not to locate a work or publisher with precisely this name. The fact that the manuscript was made at all--on a superior writing surface at the cost of many hours and many sheep--implies that someone of importance and considerable means wanted a luxurious version of a text that must have been readily available in printed form on paper. The title of the work "The Service of the Priest of the Week according to the use of the Carthusians of Vaucluse" indicates that the monks took turns leading the daily offices and Mass. Suzan's script is beautifully spaced and carefully written providing us with an aesthetically pleasing experience as well as a direct link to monastic life three centuries ago. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12194
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AN EARLY VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A GIGANTIC VOLUME OF SAINTS LIVES IN LATIN
TEXT FROM THE LIFE OF SAINT CYPRIAN THE MARTYR
Italy perhaps Lombardy ca. 1100. 432 x 305 mm. 17 x 12". Double column 42 lines in a pleasing attenuated Caroline minuscule. Ruled in dry point. Faint later 15th or 16th century computations in several places on the recto as well as one in the margin on the verso. Formerly a structural element in a binding and consequently a bit browned recto with light glue stains affecting much of the text 10 or 12 lines obliterated and many words difficult to read edges a little ragged but still an excellent specimen despite these defects the leaf with ample margins so nothing lost to trimming and with the verso quite clear and legible. From a very stately volume on the lives of the saints this leaf recounts the life of Saint Cyprian d. 258 a bishop of Carthage martyred under the persecutions of the Roman emperor Valerian. This leaf's drypoint or hard point ruling done with a stylus or knife suggests that our text was written out before or around 1100 as lead point or plummet generally came into use in the 11th and especially the 12th century. The hand is distinctive for the unusual majuscule "Q" which is elevated noticeably from all the other letters in the text allowing for a notably graceful angular descent. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12083b
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH MARGINAL FIGURES
FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
Poitiers ca. 1470. 157 x 107 mm. 6 1/4 x 4 1/4". Single column 14 lines in a neat regular gothic book hand. Rubrics in red with several one-line initials and one two-line initial in brushed gold on red or blue squares WITH A VERY PLEASING PANEL BORDER ON EACH SIDE featuring blue and gold acanthus leaves and flowers and WITH A COLORFUL HYBRID MONK IN RECTO BORDER AND A GROTESQUE IN VERSO BORDER. Vellum slightly yellowed and a touch wrinkled in margins but IN FINE CONDITION OVERALL. This leaf contains two immensely charming creatures in the borders: on the recto the torso of a monk in flamboyant pink robes and a green hood holds an open book and what appears to be a small scourge while his lower body consists of the hindquarters of a hairy animal; the verso features an oddly shaped beast with a long snout tail and two hind legs. The parent manuscript from where this leaf originates must have been produced in Poitiers given the appearance in red in its calendar of Hilary and Radegund saints of special interest in that locale. The artist here has affinities with the leading painter in Poitiers the so-called Master of Adélaide of Savoie at work in that city from about 1450 to 1480 and also with one of the leading masters of the century Jean Fouquet. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST9561-75
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM CALENDAR LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS DEPICTING LABOR OF THE MONTH AND ZODIAC SIGN
TEXT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
Paris ca. 1460. 195 x 143 mm. 7 3/4 x 5 1/2". Single column 16 lines in a gothic book hand. Minor feast days in red and blue major feasts in gold numerous gold and painted line fillers the five "A" initials and the "KL" highly decorative and painted pink and blue against a gold background gold and pink bar surrounding the text on three sides BOTH SIDES OF THE LEAF WITH EXTRAVAGANTLY DECORATIVE BOTANICAL FULL BORDERS with two small birds hidden within and INCORPORATING TWO MEDALLION MINIATURES DEPICTING THE LABOR OF THE MONTH SOWING AND THE SIGN OF THE ZODIAC SCORPIO FOR OCTOBER. IN VERY FINE FRESH CONDITION with gold and paint extraordinarily bright. The extraordinarily lavish and animated full borders coupled here with extensive use of brushed and burnished gold--for major feast days for decorative border elements and even for the hundreds of seeds being sown!--suggests that this calendar folio comes from a Book of Hours that was commissioned for a person or persons of high rank since it would have been very costly. The leaf comes from a manuscript that included numerous roundels depicting the lives of St. Catherine and the more obscure St. Alexius and it is possible that the Book of Hours belonged to a husband and wife for whom these saints served as patrons. The style of the delicately painted figures especially in the roundels indicates an artist who was familiar with the early output of the Coëtivy Master who according to Avril and Renaud can be identified with Colin d'Amiens who made a great name for himself in Paris not as was previously thought with Henri de Vulcop who made a great name for himself in the Loire region. The master takes his name from the Book of Hours now in the Austrian national library that he painted for Olivier de Coëtivy and his wife Marie de Valois one of some 30 works that have been identified as his. Although there is considerable Flemish influence that can be seen in his work he has links for example with Simon Marmion Colin d'Amiens was active in Paris during the third quarter of the 15th century and with Barthélmy van Eyck and Jean Fouquet was among the three great artists of this period patronized by the French court--Avril and Renaud says flatly that our master was "the most important artist practising in Paris in the third quarter of the century from about 1450 to 1485." For more on the Coëtivy Master see Avril and Reynaud pp. 58-69. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12835
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A SMALL MINIATURE FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
TEXT FROM "O INTEMERATA.
Northeastern France probably Arras late 15th century. 146 x 95 mm. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4". Single column 15 lines in a pleasing bâtarde hand. Rubrics in red one one-line initial in brushed gold on a red ground EACH SIDE OF LEAF WITH A BRUSHED GOLD PANEL BORDER WITH VERY PRETTY ILLUSIONISTIC FLOWERS AND ONE BIRD; WITH ONE SMALL MINIATURE measuring approximately 40 x 25 mm. depicting the Virgin and Child. Headlines written in French in a later 18th century calligraphic hand. Light soiling gold a little rubbed portions of the Virgin's face and robe noticeably chipped and the details of the Child entirely rubbed away but still an attractive leaf generally clean and smooth with ample margins and bright color. From a charmingly decorated 15th century prayer book this leaf contains one of the most beloved prayers in the Book of Hours in which the petitioner addresses the Virign Mary directly. The accompanying miniature features the classic image of the Madonna shown here in full length cradling the Child in her arms. Given the popularity of the "O Intermerata" prayer within the Books of Hours it is not surprising that some of the paint has been degraded due to frequent use; but although the details have been obscured the meaning is clear and it is touching to think of the Medieval owners referring to this section for solace comfort time and time again. For other leaves from this same manuscript please check our website. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12668bE
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A SMALL MINIATURE FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
TEXT FROM PRAYERS TO THE HOLY TRINITY
Northeastern France probably Arras late 15th century. 146 x 95 mm. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4". Single column 15 lines in a pleasing bâtarde hand. Rubrics in red one one-line initial in brushed gold on a red ground EACH SIDE OF LEAF WITH A BRUSHED GOLD PANEL BORDER WITH VERY PRETTY ILLUSIONISTIC FLOWERS; WITH ONE SMALL MINIATURE measuring approximately 40 x 25 mm. depicting God the Father. Headlines written in French in a later 18th century calligraphic hand. Light soiling rubrics faded gold somewhat dulled the frame around the miniature a bit chipped and the lower half the figure's face without paint questionable as to whether this was a choice by the artist as it rather resembles a white beard but these issues mostly minor and one the whole a very nice specimen generally clean and smooth with ample margins and bright color. From a charmingly decorated 15th century prayer book this lovely leaf offers the opportunity to acquire a particularly nice miniature with considerable gold ornamentation at an attainable price. The text here comes from prayers addressed to God the Father which would have been proceeded by prayers to the Son and Holy Spirit to complete the Trinity. The accompanying image shows God enthroned above the clouds holding an orb in one hand and wearing a strikingly bright red robe. For other leaves from this same manuscript please check our website. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12668bG
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH SMALL MINIATURES OF SAINTS FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
TEXT FROM THE SUFFRAGES
Northeastern France probably Arras late 15th century. 146 x 95 mm. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4". Single column 15 lines in a pleasing bâtarde hand. Rubrics in red one- and two-line initials in brushed gold on a red or blue ground EACH SIDE OF LEAF WITH A BRUSHED GOLD PANEL BORDER WITH VERY PRETTY ILLUSIONISTIC FLOWERS AND FRUITS and intricate strapwork design in colors; WITH TWO SMALL MINIATURES measuring approximately 40 x 25 mm. depicting John the Baptist and John the Evangelist shown with their attributes. Headlines written in French in a later 18th century calligraphic hand. Light soiling a touch of paint loss to frames and background not very noticeable and not affecting the figures otherwise an excellent specimen generally clean and smooth with ample margins winning decoration and shining gold. From a charmingly decorated 15th century prayer book this leaf offers the opportunity to acquire two particularly nice miniatures each depicting an important saint. The recto shows St. John the Baptist with a lamb at his side and a book balanced on his knee; and the verso depicts St. John the Evangelist as a young man holding a chalice with what ought to be snakes emerging from it in reference to the poisoned cup he was invited to drink as a test of faith but which instead look more like tendrils of smoke. For other leaves from this same manuscript please check our website. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12668bH
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH FULL DECORATIVE BORDER FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
TEXT FROM COMPLINE
Northeastern France probably Arras late 15th century. 146 x 95 mm. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4". Single column 15 lines in a pleasing bâtarde hand. Attractively matted. Rubrics in red one- and two-line initials in brushed gold on a red or blue ground one three-line initial inhabited by a flower RECTO WITH A FULL BORDER OF BRUSHED GOLD WITH VERY PRETTY ILLUSIONISTIC FLOWERS FRUITS AND A SINGLE BIRD; VERSO WITH BRUSHED GOLD PANEL BORDER containing intricate red and green knotwork. Headlines written in French in a later 18th century calligraphic hand. Light soiling a small stain to upper corner blue ground slightly faded a small thumb smudge on full border otherwise an excellent specimen generally clean and smooth with ample margins and very attractive decoration. From a charmingly decorated 15th century prayer book this lovely specimen offers the opportunity to acquire a leaf with considerable gold ornamentation at an attainable price. The carefully arranged and skillfully painted flora and fauna are a delightful feature. For other leaves from this same manuscript please check our website. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12668bB
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH SMALL MINIATURE OF ST. ANNE FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
TEXT FROM THE SUFFRAGES
Northeastern France probably Arras late 15th century. 146 x 95 mm. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4". Single column 15 lines in a pleasing bâtarde hand. Attractively matted. Rubrics in red one- and two-line initials in brushed gold on a red or blue ground EACH SIDE OF LEAF WITH A BRUSHED GOLD PANEL BORDER WITH VERY PRETTY ILLUSIONISTIC FLOWERS OR COMPLEX KNOTWORK; WITH ONE SMALL MINIATURE measuring approximately 40 x 25 mm. depicting St. Anne. Headlines written in French in a later 18th century calligraphic hand. A stain in about half the lower margin not affecting decoration or text light general soiling rubrics faded and gold a little dulled in places image of the young Mary a little rubbed in one place but still a very attractive specimen with an especially touching miniature. From a charmingly decorated 15th century prayer book this lovely leaf offers the opportunity to acquire a very nice miniature with considerable gold ornamentation at an attainable price. The image depicts St. Anne venerated as the mother of the Virgin shown here with daughter Mary at her side. This tender scene between mother and child is accentuated by the warm glow of the saint's beautiful gold robes. For other leaves from this same manuscript please check our website. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12668bA
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A SMALL MINIATURE FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
TEXT FROM OBSECRO TE
Northeastern France probably Arras late 15th century. 146 x 95 mm. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4". Single column 15 lines in a pleasing bâtarde hand. One one-line initial in brushed gold on a red ground EACH SIDE OF LEAF WITH A BRUSHED GOLD PANEL BORDER WITH VERY PRETTY ILLUSIONISTIC FLOWERS; WITH ONE SMALL MINIATURE measuring approximately 40 x 25 mm. depicting the Virgin and Child. Headlines written in French in a later 18th century calligraphic hand. A little general soiling gold a bit dulled and rubbed margins with a scattering of naturally occuring freckles and a small wrinkle underdrawing exposed on the Virgin's hands face and torso as well as on the body of Christ paint possibly never added in the first place but still quite an attractive specimen and of interest for its unfinished appearance. From a charmingly decorated 15th century prayer book this leaf contains one of the most beloved prayers in the Book of Hours in which the petitioner addresses the Virign Mary directly. The accompanying image showing the Virgin in prayer with the Child on her lap is common for this section but on our leaf it takes on new interest due to the lack of paint on much of the figures exposing the original drawing underneath. Though it is possible that the paint was rubbed away through use or damage the sharp lines retained by her outer garment suggest that it was either never added or was perhaps carefully scratched away with the intention to fix or change this part of the image. Whatever the reason it presents an uncommon opportunity to study the underdrawing that would otherwise be obscured in the final stages of manuscript production. For other leaves from this same manuscript please check our website. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12668bF
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN WITH AN HISTORIATED INITIAL OF KING DAVID PLAYING THE HARP
TEXT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PENITENTIAL PSALMS
Italy mid-15th century. 134 x 93 mm. 5 1/4 x 3 5/8". Single column verso with 14 lines in an elegant gothic rotunda. Rubrics in red one-line initials in red and blue A NINE-LINE HISTORIATED INITIAL OF DAVID PLAYING THE HARP the initial painted blue green pink and burnished gold on gilt ground with luscious extenders connecting to a FULL BORDER of similarly painted acanthus leaves flowers and gold bezants. A short expertly repaired tear to fore-edge border a hint of residue along the gutter where it once was bound a breath of rubbing to burnished gold but IN OVERALL BEAUTIFUL CONDITION the paint fresh and vibrant and THE FIGURE OF DAVID PERFECTLY PRESERVED. This exceedingly beautiful Italian leaf blooming with burnished gold and vibrant color features an unusually large historiated initial by Ser Ricciardo di Nanni a particularly skilled illuminator patronized by the Medicis and known to have worked on several notable illuminated manuscripts from the middle of the 15th century to about 1480. Favored by Piero and Giovanni de' Medici for whom he supplied illuminations of mostly classical texts di Nanni also worked for their father Cosimo contributing his brush to some of the most stunning choir books ever produced. The quality of di Nanni's output positions him among the best manuscript artists of the period and his illuminations appear in some of the world's finest collections including the Getty the Morgan Library and the Fitzwilliam Museum. According to Christie's "His style is supremely confident fluid and appealing." His figures are "subtly modelled with washes of varying opacity and tone. People of all ages and sexes have large heavily lidded eyes sombre expressions--even the putti--and make tender expressive gestures." The present leaf is an excellent example of this style: David's solemn expression is accentuated by his heavy eyes sunken cheekbones and long downturned mouth--the personification of penitence. This portrait-like historiation puts the focus entirely on David's visage asking the viewer to enter into direct dialogue with a figure begging for forgiveness. Besides being obviously beautiful to look at and encouraging the examination of one's own transgressions this type of image would no doubt have been especially appealing to a humanistic audience with an interest in human thought and reason. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST15174
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A WONDERFUL HISTORIATED INITIAL FROM AN OUTSTANDING MONUMENTAL BIBLE IN LATIN
TEXT FROM THE BEGINNING OF ROMANS
Southern France perhaps Bordeaux ca. 1300. Visible portion of leaf under mat: 305 x 206 mm. 12 x 8 1/8"; Frame: 520 x 414 mm. 20 1/2 x 16 1/4". Double column 40 lines of text in an extraordinarily fine gothic book hand. Matted and framed. Rubrics in red capitals struck with red headlines and chapter number in red and blue one two-line initial in blue and one three-line initial in red with intricate contrasting penwork extending the full length of the leaf along each column WITH A MAGNIFICENT HISTORIATED "P" DEPICTING ST. PAUL HOLDING A SWORD AND BOOK the saint with gilt halo standing before a beautiful blue background patterned with interlacing octagon shapes two gold bezants and two columns on either side of the figure this initial on a ground of pale pink with white tracery with extenders running the length of the column accentuated with trefoils and bezants on blue ground with spikey shape. A few faint dots between columns probably offset from facing page otherwise REMARKABLY WELL PRESERVED ESPECIALLY BRIGHT CLEAN AND FRESH WITH THE INITIAL IN PRISTINE CONDITION. This leaf comes from one of the most beautiful Bibles ever illuminated and not surprisingly also comes with distinguished provenance. The level of preservation here is extraordinarily fine and the artistic accomplishment is difficult to overpraise. The painter who has obviously done his work with great care and confidence has produced an initial characterized by a sharply defined central figure impressive precision and an intelligent design all of which add up to an unusually high level of aesthetic achievement. The text here is the most important of St. Paul's writings his Epistle to the Romans in which the Apostle argues for salvation through faith in Christ. The opening initial is appropriately large standing proudly on the page inhabited by the nearly full-length figure of St. Paul whose bright orange robes propel him off the azure background. He is depicted with his traditional trappings a sword and book which he clutches closely to his chest while raising his head toward the heavens. Our leaf was once part of a spectacular Bible in the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps his MS 2506 and later owned by Sir Alfred Chester Beatty his MS W. 173. The Bordeaux origin is suggested by the presence in the original volume of two 16th century inscriptions by monks from that city. Phillipps' heirs sold the Bible privately to Beatty in 1921 and it was auctioned in his sale at Sotheby's on 24 June 1969 to Alan Thomas then bought by Duschnes of New York and broken up. The heir to a large estate Phillipps 1792-1872 made collecting the chief business of his life eventually becoming simply the greatest collector of manuscripts in history. The American later British and then Irish engineer Beatty 1875-1968 started at the bottom and by the time he was 35 had made a fortune in copper mining. He began a serious career in collecting manuscripts at first Islamic and then Western accumulating in the end enough material to fill a catalogue of some 38 volumes. According to George Edwards' article in "Grolier 2000" Beatty "had the highest standards of quality and condition" as a collector a claim that is clearly validated by the present leaf. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST15433
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A MINIATURE OF JOB ON THE DUNG HEAP FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
TEXT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEAD
France c. 1480. 150 x 105 mm. 6 x 4 1/8". Attractively matted and framed. Three-line initial "D" inhabited by the image of a skull A FULL-PAGE MINIATURE depicting Job sitting on a dung heap in front of a ruined house talking with three men and with an emaciated body at the foot of the scene framed by two gold columns See: Avril and Reynaud "Les Manuscrits a Peintures en France" pp. 326-7. Significant rubbing to the paint in the bottom portion of the leaf on the right and beneath the text including the corpse a few small smudges and chips of paint here and there mostly negligible otherwise a well-preserved specimen the paint in the main scene thick and rich. This miniature attributed to a prolific artist with ties to the famed "Tr�s Riches Heures" of the Duc de Berry displays a complex array of imagery. Unlike the other sections of a Book of Hours which were often truncated and simplified for a lay audience the Office of the Dead contains the exact same cycle of prayers found in the liturgy of the Church. The nine lessons found therein all come from the book of Job making illustrations of his story a particularly apt choice to accompany this section. This particular scene shows Job at his lowest point having lost his family and riches emaciated covered in nothing but a loincloth and sitting upon a dung heap. Although the artist chose not to show the boils and sores that he would have been suffering at this moment the direness of his situation is clear. At the right stand three men the richness of their attire a stark contrast to Job's nakedness who have come to counsel and comfort their friend. Interestingly beneath the opening line of text that appears in this miniature are the skeletal remains of a body along with a second skull. While images of corpses frequently occur in miniatures depicting funeral rites and burials it is unusual to find such imagery in a miniature devoted to quite another subject altogether let alone one with a prescribed Biblical text on which to draw. With the additional skull in the initial one will notice that there are three in total; might they along with the three friends depicted above be an allusion to the Three Living and Three Dead The miniature can be attributed to Jean Colombe ca. 1430-93 a prolific illuminator active in Bourges in the 1460s through the 1480s and best known for his finishing work on the "Tr�s Riches Heures" after the death of the Limbourg brothers. According to Avril and Reynaud he was influenced by both Barth�lemy d'Eyck and to a greater extent Fouquet but quickly developed a recognizable style of own. Given the complexity of the scene in the present miniature it is no surprise that Colombe's style is known to be "excellent in narrative and anecdote and does not shy away from any accumulation of details" p. 326. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: CSF1701
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A PSALTER IN LATIN WITH AN EIGHT LINE HISTORIATED "D
TEXT FROM PSALMS 109-10
France probably Paris late 13th century. the leaf with later extensions at bottom and fore edge: 150 x 105 mm. 6 x 4 1/8". Single column 18 lines in a proto-gothic hand. One blue and red penwork line filler several one-line initials in either gold or blue with blue or red penwork one two-line initial in gold inhabited by a bird on a blue and pink ground with an extension in gold running down the length of the remaining page ONE EIGHT-LINE INHABITED INITIAL showing Christ in Majesty holding a book recto with borders of thick gold bars on a blue and pink ground terminating in a bird in one spot. A slender portion of the fore edge and a larger portion of the lower margin replaced with either later plain vellum or early decorated vellum the latter very likely from the same manuscript the unrepaired part of the leaf consequently measuring approximately 125 x 95 mm. the lower marginal repair obscuring a half line of text initial somewhat rubbed a bit of general toning and rubbing to the vellum but still an appealing leaf from this early period of illumination with the gold still surprisingly bright and much of the detail in the large initial still present. Although the present leaf is not without some condition issues it is clear that it was once part of an especially lovely and expensive manuscript. Centers of professional manuscript production were well established in Paris by the mid-12th century and the small size and design of this leaf suggest that it made for a person of some means. The initial which takes up a full quarter of the page is quite large for a book of this size; the liberal use of gold further signals that it was a work of some lavishness. This leaf almost certainly comes from either a Psalter or Psalter-Hours the predecessors of Books of Hours given its size and content. Such sumptuously decorated leaves from this important period of illumination are increasingly difficult to come by and the present leaf presents an excellent opportunity to obtain a pleasing example at a reasonable price. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: CBM1603
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A MINIATURE OF THE HOLY TRINITY FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN FRENCH AND LATIN
TEXT FROM A PRAYER TO THE TRINITY IN FRENCH
Paris ca. 1460. 153 x 110 mm. 6 x 4 3/8". Single column 14 lines of text in a fine gothic book hand. One-line initial in burnished gold on a pink and blue ground with white tracery a two-line initial and a three-line initial in pink with white tracery on a ground of burnished gold the center filled with twining blue vines bearing pink and scarlet flowers verso with a rinceau panel border featuring twining hairline stems bearing burnished gold ivy leaves and fruit blue and gold acanthus leaves and flowers recto WITH AN ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURE OF THE HOLY TRINITY SURROUNDED BY THE HEAVENLY HOST this and the accompanying text enclosed by a pink blue and burnished gold bar border on one side and a brushed gold bar border with pink lotus flowers on two sides the whole surrounded by A FULL RINCEAU BORDER DENSE WITH ACANTHUS LEAVES FOLIAGE FRUIT FLOWERS AND TINY GOLD BERRIES on hairline stems. A little paint flaked from the book held by the Trinity a couple of small spots in the margin otherwise in fine condition--clean and smooth with comfortable margins and bright gold. The Trinity is shown here seated on a canopied throne with God the Son his hand raised in blessing to the left of the Father. The latter in a towering crown holds a gold orb and the Father and Son together support a large book opened between them. The dove of the Holy Spirit hovers above the book radiating golden beams. The Trinity is flanked on both sides by cherubim and seraphim in rich red and soft yellow. It is the rendering of this angelic ambiance that elevates the level of aesthetic achievement here: both red and yellow celestial beings are given a ghostly appearance as if appearing out of a filmy yellow or a densely red fog. The artistic qualities as a whole suggest that this leaf comes from a manuscript commissioned by a person of significant means. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12839
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH AN HISTORIATED INITIAL DEPICTING ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND A SMALL MINIATURE OF ST. AN
TEXT FROM THE SUFFRAGES
France ca. 1480. 155 x 108 mm. 6 1/8 x 4 1/4". Single column 18 lines in a fine b�tarde hand. Attractively matted. Rubrics in blue a two-line initial in brushed gold on a red ground BOTH SIDES WITH A PANEL BORDER of alternating squares of purple with sprays of blue violets and brushed gold with pink lotus flowers recto with AN EIGHT-LINE HISTORIATED INITIAL in red and brushed gold on a blue and gold ground DEPICTING JOHN THE BAPTIST VERSO WITH A SMALL MINIATURE measuring approximately 35 mm. square OF ST. ANTHONY. A little soiling and wrinkling to edges tiny erosion to paint in the larger scene otherwise a clean smooth altogether pleasing leaf. The quality of the painting here is extremely good with deft strokes that allow for convincing emotional portrayal. John the Baptist is shown standing in a field in his ragged tunic apparently lecturing the small white lamb lying on the open book held in the saint's left hand. St. Anthony the Great the hermit and Desert Father venerated as the founder of monasticism and the patron saint of basket makers brush makers gravediggers and those afflicted with skin diseases is shown with a long beard and monk's robes. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12740
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF SHOWING PENTECOST WITH FOUR INSET MINIATURES DEPICTING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE RESURRECTIO
TEXT FROM HOURS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Paris ca. 1480. 174 x 123 mm. 7 x 4 3/4". Single column 19 lines on verso five on recto in a gothic book hand. Rubrics in pink line fillers of blue and red five one-line initials and one two-line initial painted in gold on either a red or blue ground one three-line initial in blue on a red ground with gold embellishments verso with a primarily blue and gold border of acanthus leaves and flowers with long stems and a HALF PAGE MINIATURE OF PENTECOST SURROUNDED BY FOUR INSET MINIATURES. Some negligible soiling in the margins occasional trivial chipping to the paint in the inset miniatures mostly in the lower section but on the whole in fine condition the vibrancy of the colors and crispness of the images intact and still very pleasing. This leaf presents Pentecost the usual image to begin the Hours of the Holy Spirit in a highly creative way. The main scene of the Holy Spirit descending on the Virgin and assembled Apostles is conventional: the Virgin is at the center with Peter and John the Evangelist flanking her on either side and the other Apostles behind them. But the rest of the leaf has an unusual design. In place of a floral border with acanthus and bezants we have four additional scenes that portray various episodes of the Resurrection which according to Christian tradition occurred exactly 50 days before Pentecost. In the largest of those scenes the artist has used the L-shaped space next to the left edge and bottom left of the main miniature in an inventive way showing Christ rising into the air in the long vertical element of the "L" while employing the horizontal part of the letter space at bottom to depict his amazed followers as they witness the event from the ground below. The other three scenes making up the rest of the very eventful frame show the Road to Emmaus where Christ reveals himself to two of his disciples then "Noli me tangere" a favorite image of Western art where Christ appears to Mary Magdalene and speaks the words "Do not touch me" and finally the Incredulity of Thomas where Christ invites the "doubting" Apostle Thomas to touch his wounds. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12838
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A FINE VERY LARGE MINIATURE OF THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE FROM A BOOK OF HOURS
TEXT FROM THE OPENING OF NONE
Central or Northern France probably Bourges early 16th century. 191 x 133 mm. 7 1/2 x 5 1/4". Single column 23 lines of text on one side five lines below the miniature on the other in a fine large b�tarde hand. Rubrics in red several initials line fillers and a paragraph mark in brushed gold on a red or blue ground two two-line initials with floral decoration in colors on a brushed gold ground one four-line initial in gray and maroon with white tracery on a brushed gold ground its center with a spray of red berries and A LARGE MINIATURE OF THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE measuring 112 x 91 mm. with the Virgin kneeling before an altar and handing the Christ Child to the priest's waiting arms Joseph and a young woman with the basket of sacrificial doves standing behind the Virgin at the head of a large crowd the text and miniature enclosed by a simple gilt frame. Small faint brown stain to lower margin two trivial patches of loss to paint of the priest's cloak a touch of wrinkling to side margins remnants of mounting to verso not affecting text otherwise A VERY FINE LEAF clean and fresh with ample margins and unusually rich colors. This handsome leaf from a Book of Hours with large dimensions features an expressive miniature that beautifully conveys the drama of this moment in the life of the Virgin. Mary dressed in somber gray covered by her customary blue cloak kneels at the center of the scene holding her son out in a gesture that is both offering and supplication to the priest who may or may not be Simeon with Luke 2:25-35 seeming to come down in favor of this. Her face displays the concern that would be expected in one who has just been told in Simeon's prophecy that a sword would pierce her soul--that is that she will suffer along with her son as he does God's redemptive work. Simeon in contrast wears the gratified expression of one whose prayers to see the salvation of Israel have been fulfilled as expressed in his canticle the "Nunc dimittis" "Now I can depart in peace". A pretty fashionably dressed young woman stands on the left holding a basket with two turtledoves brought as an offering for those people not in a position to provide a lamb. Her green dress and crimson cloak mirror Simeon's vestments and the canopy above him and like the priest she is wearing a striking hat. Everything is carefully detailed from the facial expressions to the folds of clothing to the decorative designs on the altar and dark gray walls. The scene is artfully composed and balanced with a trio of somber blue and gray figures at center and vibrant red and green on either side anxiety offset by faith and hope. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12557
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH AN EXCELLENT MINIATURE OF THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE SHEPHERDS FROM A LOVELY LITTLE BOO
TEXT FROM THE OPENING OF TERCE
Northern France probably Paris ca. 1460s. 130 x 98 mm. 5 1/8 x 3 7/8". Single column 14 lines in a very fine gothic book hand. Rubrics in red verso with three one-line initials and one two-line initial in blue with white tracery and scrolling pink and blue floral infill on a ground of burnished gold two line fillers in similar style a panel border with acanthus leaves and much other vegetation as well as a charming yellow bird with outstretched wings recto with two one-line initials and a line filler like those on the verso a similar but more detailed three-line "D" on a burnished gold ground and A SPLENDID BRUSHED GOLD FULL BORDER teeming with vegetation flowers and fruit in rich shades of several colors the border inhabited by two realistically painted birds an insect with delicate aqua wings and a perky long-eared squirrel munching on a berry this golden frame ENCLOSING A VERY PLEASING ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURE OF THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE SHEPHERDS measuring approximately 58 x 45 mm. at the top a bright red angel peeking through a semi-circle of burnished gold and holding a scarlet banderole in the foreground two shepherds on a hillside attired in brown sugarloaf hats and warm tunics and leggings one on the ground gazing up at the angel in awe the other standing with folded arms leaning on his staff apparent skepticism on his face a golden sheepdog curled up asleep a short distance away further back a huddled herd of sheep grazing on a verdant hillside punctuated with trees and in the distance a white turreted castle. Significant flaking to the shepherds' garments and to one of their faces otherwise in fine condition the rich gold frame lustrous the margins extremely ample and other defects all trivial. As often happens with the Annunciation to the Shepherds image this miniature presents us with a dramatic contrast between celestial splendor and the lowly life of humans. Above the fiery angel parts the sky to let a small piece of heaven shine through while on the rough ground below two peasants in tattered clothes struggle to grasp the situation. Our shepherds are well individuated one falling to the ground in surprise the second more hesitant but thrusting his face forward as if listening intently. The dog provides a spot of tranquility at the center of the scene blissfully sleeping through all the excitement. The artist is obviously sophisticated. We can feel the night cold because of the heavy garments of the sheepherders the tightly curled sleeping dog and the flock of sheep conspicuously pressed together as they graze. And the miniature is well designed: the repeated round shapes of the huddle of sheep the hill they stand on and the treetops give the scene a pleasing design harmony and the artist has admirably suggested depth of space by using a high horizon for the vivid green hill placing the tower centrally in the middle distance and adding a misty blue slope on the right in the far distance. The border no doubt done by a different painter is arresting in its lavish decoration with botanical elements being unusually dense and their swirling shapes giving a sense of movement and animation. The birds' markings are carefully rendered and the insect's imaginatively blue-green wings are delicately stippled and flecked with larger pimple-like spots. The overall level of aesthetic achievement is high suggesting that the leaf came from a manuscript of notable quality. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12021-93
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AN ILLUMINATED AND HISTORIATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM AN EARLY BIBLE IN LATIN
TEXT FROM THE OPENING OF II PARALIPOMENON
England Oxford ca. mid-13th century. 184 x 127 mm. 7 1/4 x 5". Double column 54 lines of text in a very fine gothic pearl script. Rubrics in red capitals struck with red headings and chapter numeral in red and blue verso with two two-line initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork tendrils extending three-quarters of the length of each column recto WITH AN APPEALING SIX-LINE HISTORIATED "C" DEPICTING KING SOLOMON WITH HIS SWORD the figure on a burnished gold background delicately embellished with white scrollwork the initial executed in pink and blue with white tracery. One tiny fore-edge tear fore margin of verso with one-inch square glue stain from older repair to very small hole the initial with minuscule loss of gilt just at the top of the king's head otherwise in fine condition the leaf clean fresh and bright the initial detailed and attractive and the margins very generous. This excerpt from what is called in the Protestant canon the Second Book of Chronicles tells of King Solomon's plans to build a temple using the finest materials obtainable. The wise king appears in our initial sitting before a wall painted in gold and patterned with scrolling vines a design feature common to many historiated initials but also perhaps not coincidentally indicative of his great wealth. In the first chapter of this book Solomon asks the Lord only for wisdom and so appropriately he is shown here holding the sword of justice the massive blade resting against his shoulder. His bearded face shown in three-quarter view wears a solemn thoughtful expression which the artist has skillfully suggested with a few sensitive lines. In addition to its attractive decoration our leaf has the bonus of noticeably ample margins an uncommon luxury in portable Bibles such as this one. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: CBM1010
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A WONDERFUL HISTORIATED INITIAL FROM AN OUTSTANDING MONUMENTAL BIBLE IN LATIN
TEXT FROM THE OPENING OF II MACCABEES
Southern France perhaps Bordeaux ca. 1300. 330 x 229 mm. 13 x 9". Double column 40 lines of text in an extraordinarily fine gothic book hand. Attractively matted. Rubrics in red capitals struck with red headlines and chapter number in red and blue one two-line initial in blue with elaborate red and blue penwork extending the full length of the leaf in the inner margin and the recto WITH A MAGNIFICENT HISTORIATED "F" SHOWING JUDAS MACCABEUS AND THREE OTHERS STANDING BEFORE GOD Judas at the front of the group gesturing with a finger of one hand pointing at the other hand see below the scene set against a magenta and white tessellated background the body of the initial in blue pink and white with burnished gold disks the historiated part of the initial measuring approximately 42 mm. square but with a wide descender several lines long the letter terminating near the top of the middle margin with a leafy stalk surmounted by a pensive scrawny bird. A tiny bit of wrinkling at one lower corner otherwise REMARKABLY WELL PRESERVED ESPECIALLY BRIGHT CLEAN AND FRESH WITH THE INITIAL IN PRISTINE CONDITION. This and the next item are two of the most beautiful Bible leaves we have ever offered for sale and not surprisingly they come with distinguished provenance. The condition could not be any better and the artistic accomplishment here is difficult to overpraise. The painter who has obviously done his work with great care and confidence has produced a scene characterized by sharply defined figures impressive precision in the application of paint and an intelligent design all of which add up to an unusually high level of aesthetic achievement especially for the time period. The iconography here is intriguing. The opening chapter of II Machabees contains a letter from Judas Maccabeus and leaders of the Jewish community in Jerusalem inviting the Jews of Egypt to join in celebrating a festival of thanksgiving which became the holiday known today as Hanukkah commemorating the liberation of Jerusalem from Syrian control and the reconsecration of the Temple after its desecration by Antiochus IV. In French and Italian illuminated Bibles of the 13th century the conventional historiated initial for II Machabees depicts a messenger either receiving the letter in Jerusalem or delivering it in Egypt. Our miniature by contrast presents an unusual and perhaps original tableaux. Architectural elements at the right edge represent the newly rededicated Temple as an image of God looks out benevolently from beneath the soffit of the building's cornice in the direction of four figures at the left side apparently representing Judas Maccabeus and three of the others who jointly authored the letter with him. The arrangement of the hands of the Judas figure suggests a speaking gesture though whether addressing thanksgiving to God or related somehow to the contents of the letter is unclear. Our leaf was once part of a spectacular Bible in the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps his MS 2506 and later owned by Sir Alfred Chester Beatty his MS W.173. Phillipps bought the manuscript in the 1820s from Thomas Thorpe who had purchased it in Spain. The Bordeaux origin is bolstered by the presence in the original volume of two 16th century inscriptions by monks from that city. Phillipps' heirs sold the Bible privately to Beatty in 1921 and it was sold in his sale at Sotheby's on 24 June 1969 to Alan Thomas then bought in turn by Duschnes of New York and broken up. Phillipps 1792-1872 began collecting books with his schoolboy allowance and once he succeeded to his father's large estate he made collecting the chief business of his life eventually becoming simply the greatest collector of manuscripts in history. His collection reached the staggering number of 60000 manuscripts and approximately 1000 incunabula as well as many other printed books old and new. By the time he was 35 the American later British and then Irish engineer Beatty 1875-1968 had made a fortune in copper mining. But the years in the mines where he started at the bottom caused serious harm to his lungs and he spent considerable time travelling to salubrious climates to repair his health. Cairo in particular became a second home and a location from which he began a serious career in collecting manuscripts at first Islamic and then Western accumulating in the end enough material to fill a catalogue of some 38 volumes. According to George Edwards' article in "Grolier 2000" Beatty "had the highest standards of quality and condition" as a collector a claim that is validated by the present leaf. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST11383b
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH A MODERN HISTORIATED INITIAL FROM AN ANTIPHONER IN LATIN
TEXT FROM THE COMMON OF APOSTLES
Italy perhaps Tuscany 15th century but with a 20th century miniature. 591 x 406 mm. 23 1/4 x 16". Five lines of text beneath five four-line staves of music the text in a very large clean gothic book hand. Rubrics in red three large initials painted in red or blue with elaborate penwork in the contrasting color the verso WITH A FINE MODERN REPLICA HISTORIATED INITIAL showing a young strong dark-skinned figure who appears to be Christ considerable leafy foliage emanating from the letter up and down the left margin the initial measuring approximately 95 x 110 mm. Lower outer corner ragged the hair side of the leaf with minor overall darkening slight soiling and faint wrinkling but a leaf with no serious problems and generally pleasing especially because the initial is in perfect condition. Of the modern initials found on this and the previous leaf the present one is clearly the best. Not only do we note how carefully the paint has been applied here but we sense a power and dynamism in the portrayal that makes this historiation much different from the other examples. In such details as the thickness of the figure's neck and the profundity of his gaze we feel the artist's visual message--that this is a strong devoted and determined Christ--communicated with powerful emotional impact. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST11405a
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH SMALL MINIATURES FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN
TEXTS FROM PRAYERS TO THE HOLY TRINITY
Northeastern France probably Arras late 15th century. 146 x 95 mm. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4". Single column 15 lines in a pleasing bâtarde hand. Rubrics in red one-line initials in brushed gold on a red ground EACH SIDE OF LEAF WITH A BRUSHED GOLD PANEL BORDER WITH VERY PRETTY ILLUSIONISTIC FLOWERS; WITH TWO SMALL MINIATURES measuring approximately 40 x 25 mm. one on each side depicting the Resurrection and the Holy Spirit. Headlines written in French in a later 18th century calligraphic hand. Light soiling a couple tiny flakes of paint on body of Christ otherwise an excellent specimen generally clean and smooth with ample margins winning decoration and shining gold. From a charmingly decorated 15th century prayer book this lovely leaf offers the opportunity to acquire two miniatures and considerable gold ornamentation at an attainable price. The text here comes from prayers addressed to the Son and Holy Spirit which would have been preceeded by a prayer to God to complete the Trinity. One side depicts the Resurrection of Christ whose body is pictured here emerging from a tomb his wounds still clearly visible; and the opposite side shows the image of a dove as messanger of the Holy Spirit emitting rays of gold and appearing to glow on the page. For other leaves from this same manuscript please check our website. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12668bI
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT CALENDAR LEAF WITH TWO ROUNDELS CONTAINING THE LABOR OF THE MONTH AND A ZODIAC SIGN FROM A BO
THE MONTH OF APRIL
France ca. 1475. 165 x 112 mm. 6 1/2 x 4 3/8". Single column 16 lines in a gothic book hand. Kalends comprised of gray and white acanthus leaves accented with flowers on a background of brushed gold saints' names in blue red or gold month and Golden Numbers in burnished gold days in alternating blue and burnished gold five Dominical letters in burnished gold on a blue or red ground with white tracery each side with a panel border featuring a brushed gold triangle with a spray of pink flowers and WITH A ROUNDEL DEPICTING THE LABOR OF THE MONTH RECTO AND ASTROLOGICAL SIGN VERSO the background filled with blue and gold acanthus leaves and swirling hairline stems bearing leaves and gold berries. Panel border with three small burn holes four brown spots to the text minor soiling to fore and head margins. Not as pretty as it could be but an inexpensive example of a Book of Hours calendar leaf with miniatures. unknown
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: ST12778-0531
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ANACREON
Poésies de Sappho suivies des odes d'Anacréon et des anacréontiques
Paris Emile Chamontin Librairie flammarion 1941 In-8 Broché, couverture illustrée rempliée
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 008926
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ANDRO Jean-Claude
La maison profonde (roman).
Paris, Flammarion, 1976 15 x 21, 232 pp., broché, non coupé, très bon état
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 8936
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ANDRO Jean-Claude
Toutes les salles de la fôret (roman).
Paris, Flammarion, 1979 15 x 21, 214 pp., broché, non coupé, très bon état
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 8935
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André BRETON, Lise DEHARME, Julien GRACQ, Jean TARDIEU
Farouche à quatre feuilles
Paris Grasset 1954 In-8 Broché Ed. originale
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 004698
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André CHARVET
De LYON à SATOLAS, le PAYS du VELIN, des ORIGINES à nos JOURS
Un ouvrage de 160 pages, format 145 x 210 mm, illustré, broché, publié en 1984, AREM Communication, bon état, rare
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: LFA-126743814
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Anonym
Weinzapfer-Büchlein,/ worinnen zu finden waß gereidtschaft / Zum fas machen und deßen Reparation (?),/ Wein bereiten und ablaßen ... höchst nötig er-/ achtet ... Deutsche Handschrift des 17. Jahrhunderts auf Bütten.
Ohne Ort (Schleswig-Holstein?). 99 n.n., alt-foliierte Bll. [+ 4 blanco]. 8vo. 20,5 cm. Pgt. der Zt. über Holzdeckeln.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 91714
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Anonyme
Melle Monarchie (Félicité Désirée) tient les hommes en sevrage, les tond, les coupe, fait leur éducation et leur bonheur, le tout à bon marché - Lithographie originale en couleur sur Velin blanc.
Planche HT parue dans La Caricature morale, religieuse, littéraire et scénique, volume 4, 26 juillet 1832 (Planche n°182) - Dimensions - Œuvre: Hauteur: 27cmx Largeur: 35.6cm - Image : Hauteur: 17.5cmx Largeur: 19.9cm- Titre en bas au centre : « MELLE MONARCHIE (Félicité Désirée) // Tient les hommes en sevrage, les tond, les coupe, fait leur éducation et leur bonheur, le tout à bon marché. » ; indications, en ht au centre : « La Caricature (Journal) // N°90. », en ht à dte : « Pl. 182. »- Dans la lettre : « Lith. de Becquet, rue Childebert N°9. » [imprimeur], « On s’abonne chez Aubert, galerie véro dodat. » [éditeur]
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 25243
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