Illuminated Book of Hours ~ Early 16th Century ~ Printed and on Vellum ~ Rare

Description: Title: Book of Hours, Early 16th Century. Printed and Illuminated on Vellum Condition: Fair A substantial fragment of an early 16th century Book of Hours, printed and illuminated on vellum, likely dating from the first quarter of the 1500s.This Book of Hours is printed in a red and black Gothic script, in a 24-line font. There are five small metalcuts and metalcut initials. There are 10 hand illuminated borders with flowerings designs, and one large illuminated initial with a floral design still shining brightly. There are numerous smaller illuminated initials, and hundreds of red and blue line fillers.This volume has been newly rebound, in a period style tooled full leather binding by Keith Felton.One volume in octavo, 72 leaves on vellumThis volume is in fair shape, with some vellum lacking to the upper margins of the first six leaves, some of the illumination lacking to the right margin of leaf B1, and some vellum lacking to the right margin of leaf C6. There is considerable staining throughout with some of the inks and illumination having smeared, and much of the vellum is stretched or warped.I typically ship within 1-2 business days of receiving payment. If you have any additional inquiries, feel free to message or email me. Visit my store website in the profile description for more listings that I have yet to publish here. Tracking is automatically included within Canada and the United States. Please notify me if you wish to have your purchase fully insured. For any international orders overseas, please contact me for an invoice if you wish to have tracking and insurance added. This charge will vary per destination. I also combine shipping on multiple orders.

Price: 6500 CAD

Location: Toronto

End Time: 2024-07-23T21:42:08.000Z

Shipping Cost: 14.64 CAD