Live auction - Lot 724
[Calligraphy]
Nouvelles heures gravées au burin [...].
Paris, J. Mariette, [c. 1695]
€ 300 / 400
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Lot description
16mo: [2]-212-8 pp. (occ. marg. foxing and sl. soiling).
Contemp. morocco, delicate gilt dentelle on covers, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, pink silk pastedowns and flyleaves, gilt edges (head and tail repaired, joints sl. splitting).
Nice book of hours entirely engraved by the French writing master Duval (1635-1701?). Text in civilité, ruled, decorated with head- and tailpieces, initials, 1 full page and with 6 part-titles. Quite scarce.
Ref. Bonacini 561 ("chez N. Langlois").