Graduale Romanum: de tempore, et sanctis. Iuxta ritum missalis, ex decreto sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restituti et Pii V. pont[ificis] maximi iussu editi. Cum calendario gregoriano, & officiis s[acro]s[anctis], ex praecepto Sixti V. et s[ancti] d[omini] n[ostri] Clementis VIII.

Folio: [22 (of 24)]-1/670-[2 bl.]-671/845-[1]-ccxxvi-[8] pp. (half-title missing, margin of some ff. reinforced, sm. ink stain on central marg. of the 1st ff., usual toning, title cut short).

19th-c. beige sheep over wooden boards, blind- and roll-stamped covers in the manner of 16th-c. Flemish binding, spine with raised bands, red edges (mod. flyleaves, some stains).

Impressive graduale (46 x 28 x 13 cm; ca. 11 kg!) printed in large types in black and red, preceeded by the calendar, agremented with musical scores and illustrated with ornamental black or black and red initials, incl. 2 signed "PB" (= Peeter van der Borcht). Engr. ill. designed by Maarten de Vos and printed by Lynken van Lanckvelt: title (46 x 27 cm) figuring angels making music (above), and the celebration of the Mass (lower half) with King David to the left and St Cecila to the right; and the Annunciation (28 x 18,5 cm) surrounded by a red typographical border of fleurons. The edition was partly supported by Mathias Hovius (1542-1620), archbishop of Mechelen, and Vaast de Grenet (d. 1603), abbot of Saint-Bertin.
Ref. Imhof (Moretus) G-19. - BT 1319. - Pettegree (NB) 10734 = USTC 407080.
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