This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... the Matins and ending with the Compline, are not the usual subjects. Both borders and miniatures were painted by artists of a high order. HOILE BEATvE MARINE VIRGINIS. Sjbc. XV. 4to, old red velvet, inside borders of red morocco delicately tooled, light blue silk panels, carved and chased silver-gilt ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... the Matins and ending with the Compline, are not the usual subjects. Both borders and miniatures were painted by artists of a high order. HOILE BEATvE MARINE VIRGINIS. Sjbc. XV. 4to, old red velvet, inside borders of red morocco delicately tooled, light blue silk panels, carved and chased silver-gilt corners and clasps, gilt edges, by C. Smith. In a case of dark mauve morocco lined with velvet. A superb French Book of Hours written in large and small gothic characters upon vellum presumably after the middle of the fifteenth century. 235 X 168 mm. It contains 211 leaves, including 12 for the Calendar, with 15 lines to the page. Folios 27 and 97 are blank. There are 19 large and 56 small miniatures, 24 of which are in the Calendar, making 75 in all. All of the pages of the Calendar and text are surrounded by exquisite "line and leaf" borders delicately painted in black and burnished gold. The pages containing the large miniatures have more elaborate borders of flowers, foliage, and scrolls in brilliant colours and burnished gold, the one on folio 28 introducing four angels. The subjects of the large miniatures are 1. (F. 13 r.) St. John the Evangelist on Patmos, the Eagle holding his scroll, the Devil in the background stealing his ink-well. 2. (F. 15 r.) St. Luke painting the portrait of the Virgin Mary. 3. (F. 17 r.) St. Mark. 4. (F. 18 v.) St. Matthew. These four miniatures measure about 73 X 67 mm. and are quadrangular in form, the remaining ones being somewhat larger (about 105 X 65 mm.), with oval tops. 5. (F. 28 r.) The Annunciation. 6. (F. 52 r.) The Visitation of Elizabeth; in the background a marine landscape in curious perspective. 7. (F. 63 v.) The Nativity. 8. (F. 69 v.) The Announcement to the Shepherds. 9. (F. 74 v.) The...
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