HORAE, use of Rome, in Latin and French. Heures à lusaige de Rõme tout au long sans rien requerir. Paris: Gillet Hardouyn, [c. 1509-1524]. Printed on vellum and illuminated in colours and gold by a contemporary hand. Although imperfect, a rare variant not clearly identified in the bibliographies, bound in morocco for its devout 17th-century female owner. The Hardouyns dominated the market for Horae as much as Kerver. In addition to a multiplicity of undated editions there are many variants in title and colophon. Cf. Brunet V, 1635, no. 239; Van Praet 169. Octavo (218 x 140mm). On vellum. 30 lines, gothic letter. Hardouyn’s device on title, anatomic man surrounded by four smaller figures on title verso, 13 full-page illuminated woodcuts only (of 18?), smaller illuminations of saints in text, initials and capitals supplied in gold and colours, historiated woodcut borders (uncoloured). (Lacks C7-D2, E4 and final leaf L8, E5 with tear at inner margin also affecting border, some rubbing and creasing of leaves, smudging to a few illuminated initials, occasional soiling). Later 17th-century red morocco gilt, covers with all-over gilt tooling enclosing the name Marte de Pontoux (rubbed, bend in covers ). Provenance: Jean ?Louis de Bellegarde 1620 (inscription on A1r) -- Marte de Pontoux (binding) -- ‘Monsieur Belardie, secundus bonus puer’ (inscription on front free endpaper) – illumination on L3r with manuscript caption in an early hand -- bibliographical note on front pastedown, dated 22 February 1824.