BOOK OF HOURS FOR USE IN PARIS Paris, ca. 1500-1510... Lot 24

BOOK OF HOURS FOR USE IN PARIS Paris, ca. 1500-1510 In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment; illuminated by the Master of the Parisian entries (Jean Coene IV) II + 189 ff. + II (f. 13 blank), quires of [2 bl.], 112, [1 miniature], 28-238, [2 bl.]; 170 x 110 mm. (98 x 70 mm.); on parchment; the calendar and text are written in 18 long lines in red and black ink; advertisements on ff. 21v, 29v, 37v, 45v, 53v, 61v, 69v, 85v, 93v, 101v, 109v, 117v, 125v, 133v, 141v, 149v, 157v, 165v (173v, 181, 189 without advertisement); semi-hybrida formata ; illustrated with 24 historiated lateral bands with gilt architectural framing with the works of the fields on the recto and the signs of the zodiac on the verso of the leaves, gilt initials watermarked on red or blue backgrounds, line ends; 14 full-page miniatures with gilt architectural framing, 26 vignettes of the saints in the suffrages; all by the Master of the Parisian entries. Secondary decorations: lateral bands with zoomorphic motifs, flowers and scrolls; painted three-line lettering; gilt lettering with alternating red and blue backgrounds; endpapers; rubrics. Slightly later binding (mid 16th century). Full dark brown morocco with rich decoration with irons called "à la fanfare", the boards include a large central diamond-shaped plate with an azure background combining interlacing and arabesques and developing around an empty oval compartment, completed by spandrels of the same motifs, the spaces between the two left free is sown with small irons and flowers, framed with double gilt fillets and large roulette with oval azure motifs. Spine with 5 nerves underlined by gilt fillets, 6 boxes framed with double gilt fillets, decorated with a double central fleuron, flowers and small azure irons; decorated edges, gilt and chased edges, copper clasps probably from the period. In excellent condition (slight rubbing on the upper cover and the spines. (185 x 135 mm) Exceptional book of hours with 66 splendid illuminations by the hand of the Master of Parisian entries. TEXT - ff. 1-12v : Latin calendar for the use of Paris, Genovese (January 3 and November 26), Landerici (June 10), Dionisii (October 9), Marcelli (November 3). - ff. 14r-14v : Prayer to Saint Gregory : "Domine Jesu Christe adoro te... ". - ff. 15r-19v : Evangelical pericopes. - ff. 20r-27v : Passion according to Saint John. - ff. 28v-81v : Hours of the Virgin, according to the use of Paris : 28v : Matins - 47v : Lauds - 56v : Prime (f. 60r : antiphon "Benedicta tu ", capitula "Felix namque es " ) - f.61v : Tierce - f.65v : Sexte - f.69r: None (f.70: antiphon "Sicut lilium" and capitula "Per te dei genitrix") - f.72v : Vespers - 78r: Compline. - ff. 82v-85v: Hours of the Cross - ff.86v-91v: Hours of the Holy Spirit - ff. 92v-107v: Penitential psalms followed on f.102r by the litanies. - ff. 108v-144 : Office of the dead according to the use of Paris (according to Knud Ottosen, order of answers : 72, 14, 32, 57, 24, 68, 28, 46, 38). - ff. 144r-151r: Sequitur officium de conceptione beate Marie Virginis - ff. 151v-152v: The seven verses of Saint Bernard " O bone Iesu illumina oculos meos, Omnipotens sempiterne... ". - ff.152v-157v : " Obsecro te " followed on f.155v by " O Intemerata " - ff.157v-170v : Various orations in French : "Who wants to live and die well must say with heart and mouth if possible while speaking to God five things which follow / and first of all My God the creator...", "Oraison tres devote a Dieu le père / Mon benoist Dieu ie croy de cueur et confesse de bouche...", "De la croix / Saincte vraie croix aorer qui du corps Dieu...", "Oraison à notre Seigneur bien devote laquelle contient huit couplets / Doulx Dieu doulx Père", "Oraison tres devote à Dieu faicte en reconnoissance de luy par maniere de confession et satiffacion / O Dieu createur du ciel et de la terre...", "Oraisons pour dire tous les matins / Mon benoist Dieu ie me recommande a votre sainte bonte...", "Oraison à la Vierge Marie / Je te salue Marie très sainte...", "Oratio ab bonum angelum / A son bon ange...", "A notre seigneur / Mon benoist Dieu...", "Le Pater noster en français", "La salutation angélique", "Le Credo ou sont les douze articles de la foy" - ff. 171-189v : Suffrages : Holy Trinity, of God the father, God the son, of the Holy Spirit, of the saints Michael, John the Baptist, John the evangelist, Peter and Paul, James, Stephen, Laurent, Christophe, Rosh, Sebastian, Claude, Nicolas, Antoine hermit, Eustace, Julian, of the saints Marie Jacobé and Marie Salomé, Marie Madeleine, Catherine, Marguerite, Apolline, Barbe, Geneviève, Agnès. ICONOGRAPHY Our manuscript is richly decorated with 66 miniatures by the hand of the Master of the Parisian entries. - Calendar illustrated with 24 historiated lateral bands with gilded architectural frames with the works of the fields on the recto and the signs of the zodiac on the verso of the leaves. - 14 full-page miniatures (13v: Saint Catherine of Alexandria at the