Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 104

Hours printed on vellum around 1500. Fragments....

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[Hours printed on vellum around 1500. Fragments]. Fragmentary copy of a printed book of hours. In-8 (h = approx. 165 mm.), remnants of old binding (stitching on nerves, very worn cardboard boards); the leaves are wavy, with browning, some are flying; the margins are trimmed, including the signatures at the foot of the page. The untitled volume opens on folio B3 with a large engraving of the Kiss of Judas. It consists of [59] leaves, including 4 other large woodcuts. Each page is bordered by a decorative frieze of woodcut elements. The capitals are enhanced or painted in red or black, with gold highlights.