![[GERMAN RENAISSANCE BINDING.] Hortulus Animae. Der Seelen Garten mit Sonderlichem fleiss zugerlicht. Dillingen: Johann Mayer, 1593. 8o (160 x 101 mm). Printed in red and black, each page with historiated or allegorical woodcut border. 84 woodcuts in text. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 20 engraved scenes from the life of Mary by Afrian Collaert.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2006/NYR/2006_NYR_01769_0199_000(122633).jpg?w=1)
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[GERMAN RENAISSANCE BINDING.] Hortulus Animae. Der Seelen Garten mit Sonderlichem fleiss zugerlicht. Dillingen: Johann Mayer, 1593. 8o (160 x 101 mm). Printed in red and black, each page with historiated or allegorical woodcut border. 84 woodcuts in text. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 20 engraved scenes from the life of Mary by Afrian Collaert.
[Bound with:] FUGGER, Marcus, trans. (1529-1597). Die Leibliche unnd Geistliche Werk der Barmhertzigkeit. Dillingen: Johann Mayer 1589. 8o. Title printed in red and black. 2 full-page engravings in text. (Some marginal mould spotting.)
CONTEMPORARY GERMAN BINDING, brown calf, the covers with a gilt frame border enclosing a central panel with a richly gilt design of flower and leaf tools on a hinged panel, when lifted the front with a gilt stamped red board panel opening on a blind-embossed image of Christ of gilt paper, the back with a hand-colored portrait of Christ and a quotation from St. Augustine on paper, spine in five compartments with four raised bands, gilt-decorated with star, leaf and dot designs, edges gilt, gauffred and colored, the upper and lower edges showing images of the four Evangelists, the fore-edge showing scenes from the flight into Egypt, the nativity and Christ on the Cross (some wear and rubbing, some restoration). Provenance: purchased from Lucien Goldschmidt, 11 October 1955.
A most unusual binding--we have been able to locate no other similar examples with movable flaps on the covers.
[Bound with:] FUGGER, Marcus, trans. (1529-1597). Die Leibliche unnd Geistliche Werk der Barmhertzigkeit. Dillingen: Johann Mayer 1589. 8
CONTEMPORARY GERMAN BINDING, brown calf, the covers with a gilt frame border enclosing a central panel with a richly gilt design of flower and leaf tools on a hinged panel, when lifted the front with a gilt stamped red board panel opening on a blind-embossed image of Christ of gilt paper, the back with a hand-colored portrait of Christ and a quotation from St. Augustine on paper, spine in five compartments with four raised bands, gilt-decorated with star, leaf and dot designs, edges gilt, gauffred and colored, the upper and lower edges showing images of the four Evangelists, the fore-edge showing scenes from the flight into Egypt, the nativity and Christ on the Cross (some wear and rubbing, some restoration). Provenance: purchased from Lucien Goldschmidt, 11 October 1955.
A most unusual binding--we have been able to locate no other similar examples with movable flaps on the covers.