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BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in Latin, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM

Auction 08.07.1999
08.07.1999
Schätzpreis
2.000.000 £ - 3.000.000 £
ca. 3.147.508 $ - 4.721.262 $
Zuschlagspreis:
8.581.500 £
ca. 13.505.169 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 102

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in Latin, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM

Auction 08.07.1999
08.07.1999
Schätzpreis
2.000.000 £ - 3.000.000 £
ca. 3.147.508 $ - 4.721.262 $
Zuschlagspreis:
8.581.500 £
ca. 13.505.169 $
Beschreibung:

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in Latin, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM [Ghent or possibly Bruges, c.1505] 228 x 160mm. 252 leaves in 30 gatherings, the full-page miniatures from ff.7 to 197 and ff.238 to 245 on inserted leaves [the full, rather complex collation published in the 1979 facsimile edition is available from the department], 18 lines written in black ink in a gothic bookhand between 2 verticals and 19 horizontals ruled in red, text justification: 116 x 74mm, rubrics in red, one- and two-line initials with staves of grey with white frondy penwork against grounds of brown with gold penwork decoration, line-endings of similar colours, devotions open with five- or six-line illuminated initials with staves of acanthus against coloured grounds, TWELVE FULL-PAGE CALENDAR BORDERS with camaeu d'or frames with roundels illustrative of the major feasts, zodiac signs and full-colour miniatures of occupations of the month, FIVE SMALL MINIATURES with accompanying full-page borders, SIXTY-SEVEN FULL-PAGE ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURES WITH SURROUNDING BORDERS and matching borders on the facing pages, two further text-pages with full borders, all the borders of richly varied trompe l'oeil type, some with sprays of acanthus and strewn flowers and including insects and vignettes, some with camaeu d'or architectural surrounds with sculptural figures or reliefs, others with jewels and enamels against coloured grounds, individual borders of cloth of gold, peacock feathers, and pages where the border space contains narratives to augment or complement the subject of the miniature. (Lacking four leaves, three with miniatures and one with a full-page border, slight pigment losses from the backgrounds of two miniatures, ff.120v and 124v, small smudge on the edge of a border on ff.1v, 2, 5v and 125, otherwise in immaculate condition.) CONTENT: Calendar ff.1v-7; Prayer to the Holy Face Salve s [ an ] c [ t ] a facies ff.9r&v; Abbreviated Offices and Masses for the Days of the Week ff.10v-79: Trinity (f.11), Dead (f.23), Holy Spirit (f.33), All Saints (f.42), Sacrament (f.51 lacking opening), Holy Cross (f.60), Blessed Virgin (f.70); Gospel Extracts ff.79v-83: John (f.79v), Luke (f.80v), Matthew (f.81v), Mark (f.83); Office of the Virgin ff. 84v-140v: matins (f.85), lauds (f.100), prime (f.109), terce (f.113), sext (f.117), none (f.121), vespers (f.125), compline (f.131); Propers for the Office of the Virgin ff.135-140v; Prayers to the Virgin Obsecro te and O Intemerata ff.142-146v; Seven Penitential Psalms and Litany ff.148-163v; Office of the Dead ff.165-196v; Seven Joys of the Virgin ff.198-199; Prayer to the name of Jesus ff.200-201; Indulgenced prayers of Gregory the Great beginning O Domine ih [ es ] u xp [ rist ] e adoro tem cruce ff.202-203; Suffrages ff.204-243: to a Guardian Angel (f.204), Archangel Michael (f.205), John the Baptist (f.206), John the Evangelist (f.207), St Peter (f.208), St Paul (f.209), St James (f.210), St Andrew (f.211), St Thomas (f.212), St Matthew (f.213), St Philip (f.214), St Bartholomew (f.215), St Cornelius (f.216), St Mark (f.217), St Barnabus (f.218), St Stephen (f.219), St Lawrence (f.220), St George (f.221), St Jerome (f.222), St Anthony Abbot (f.223), St Martin of Tours (f.224), St Hubert (f.225), St Francis (f.226), St Anne with the Virgin and Child (f.227), Mary Magdalene (f.228), St Catherine (f.229), St Barbara (f.230), St Clare (f.231), St Margaret (f.232), St Elisabeth (f.233), St Helena (f.234), Susanna (f.235), St Apollonia (f.236), All Saints (f.237), St Vincent (f.239), St Anthony of Padua (f.241), St Benedict (f.243); Indulgenced prayer to the Virgin opening Ave sanctissima maria mater dei regina celi f.244; Hymn of St Bernard opening Ave maris stella dei mater alma ff.246r&v; Athanasian creed ff.247-249v ILLUMINATION: This Book of Hours is one of a group of spectacular manuscrits-de-luxe that was produced between c.1490 to c.1520 for an international clientele and members of the Habsburg court

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 102
Auktion:
Datum:
08.07.1999
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
London, King Street
Beschreibung:

BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in Latin, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM [Ghent or possibly Bruges, c.1505] 228 x 160mm. 252 leaves in 30 gatherings, the full-page miniatures from ff.7 to 197 and ff.238 to 245 on inserted leaves [the full, rather complex collation published in the 1979 facsimile edition is available from the department], 18 lines written in black ink in a gothic bookhand between 2 verticals and 19 horizontals ruled in red, text justification: 116 x 74mm, rubrics in red, one- and two-line initials with staves of grey with white frondy penwork against grounds of brown with gold penwork decoration, line-endings of similar colours, devotions open with five- or six-line illuminated initials with staves of acanthus against coloured grounds, TWELVE FULL-PAGE CALENDAR BORDERS with camaeu d'or frames with roundels illustrative of the major feasts, zodiac signs and full-colour miniatures of occupations of the month, FIVE SMALL MINIATURES with accompanying full-page borders, SIXTY-SEVEN FULL-PAGE ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURES WITH SURROUNDING BORDERS and matching borders on the facing pages, two further text-pages with full borders, all the borders of richly varied trompe l'oeil type, some with sprays of acanthus and strewn flowers and including insects and vignettes, some with camaeu d'or architectural surrounds with sculptural figures or reliefs, others with jewels and enamels against coloured grounds, individual borders of cloth of gold, peacock feathers, and pages where the border space contains narratives to augment or complement the subject of the miniature. (Lacking four leaves, three with miniatures and one with a full-page border, slight pigment losses from the backgrounds of two miniatures, ff.120v and 124v, small smudge on the edge of a border on ff.1v, 2, 5v and 125, otherwise in immaculate condition.) CONTENT: Calendar ff.1v-7; Prayer to the Holy Face Salve s [ an ] c [ t ] a facies ff.9r&v; Abbreviated Offices and Masses for the Days of the Week ff.10v-79: Trinity (f.11), Dead (f.23), Holy Spirit (f.33), All Saints (f.42), Sacrament (f.51 lacking opening), Holy Cross (f.60), Blessed Virgin (f.70); Gospel Extracts ff.79v-83: John (f.79v), Luke (f.80v), Matthew (f.81v), Mark (f.83); Office of the Virgin ff. 84v-140v: matins (f.85), lauds (f.100), prime (f.109), terce (f.113), sext (f.117), none (f.121), vespers (f.125), compline (f.131); Propers for the Office of the Virgin ff.135-140v; Prayers to the Virgin Obsecro te and O Intemerata ff.142-146v; Seven Penitential Psalms and Litany ff.148-163v; Office of the Dead ff.165-196v; Seven Joys of the Virgin ff.198-199; Prayer to the name of Jesus ff.200-201; Indulgenced prayers of Gregory the Great beginning O Domine ih [ es ] u xp [ rist ] e adoro tem cruce ff.202-203; Suffrages ff.204-243: to a Guardian Angel (f.204), Archangel Michael (f.205), John the Baptist (f.206), John the Evangelist (f.207), St Peter (f.208), St Paul (f.209), St James (f.210), St Andrew (f.211), St Thomas (f.212), St Matthew (f.213), St Philip (f.214), St Bartholomew (f.215), St Cornelius (f.216), St Mark (f.217), St Barnabus (f.218), St Stephen (f.219), St Lawrence (f.220), St George (f.221), St Jerome (f.222), St Anthony Abbot (f.223), St Martin of Tours (f.224), St Hubert (f.225), St Francis (f.226), St Anne with the Virgin and Child (f.227), Mary Magdalene (f.228), St Catherine (f.229), St Barbara (f.230), St Clare (f.231), St Margaret (f.232), St Elisabeth (f.233), St Helena (f.234), Susanna (f.235), St Apollonia (f.236), All Saints (f.237), St Vincent (f.239), St Anthony of Padua (f.241), St Benedict (f.243); Indulgenced prayer to the Virgin opening Ave sanctissima maria mater dei regina celi f.244; Hymn of St Bernard opening Ave maris stella dei mater alma ff.246r&v; Athanasian creed ff.247-249v ILLUMINATION: This Book of Hours is one of a group of spectacular manuscrits-de-luxe that was produced between c.1490 to c.1520 for an international clientele and members of the Habsburg court

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 102
Auktion:
Datum:
08.07.1999
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
London, King Street
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