- 195
Horae. Use of Rome
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Hore beate marie virginis secundum usum Romanum sine require. Paris: Antoine Vérard, [1511; almanac 1503-1520]
- Vellum
4to (223 x 145mm.), PRINTED ON VELLUM, 100 leaves, q aa c-i A-B8 C4 â8, 28 lines, lettres bâtardes, metalcut illustrations, initials supplied in gold on red or blue grounds, some colour washes to illustrations, some heightened with gold, manuscript notes at end with a drawing of a musician with a dancing dog on final verso, eighteenth-century Dutch mottled calf gilt, UNTRIMMED, a few leaves rubbed and faded, upper hinge broken, spine cracked, binding slightly rubbed
Provenance
Arnoul de Cuynghien [Cuinghien], seigneur de Berles et de Labouverie, contemporary illuminated arms on flyleaf surrounded by a Ghent-Bruges border; [by descent to his daughter Agnes, who married Rasse de Bracle]; notes about the birth of each of the 13 children of Rasse and Agnes de Bracle, from 1530 to 1548, and about the marriage of George; Philippe de Bracle (born 1545), presentation inscription on flyleaf dated 1615; extract from a sale catalogue pasted to inside front cover, with the price £13-13s; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Bohatta 461 & 778; Macfarlane, Vérard 251; Moreau I, 1503/69
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A COMPLETE UNTRIMMED COPY WITH FASCINATING EARLY PROVENANCE. The dating of 1511 is based by Macfarlane on the state of the cuts in similar Vérard books of hours.