![HORAE, use of Rome, in Latin and French. A la louenge de Dieu et de la tressaincte et glorieuse vierge Marie et a l’edification de tous bons catholiques ont esté commencées ces presentes heures a lusaige de Romme tout au long sans riens requerir. Paris: Gillet Hardouyn for Germain Hardouyn, [c. 1509].
A handsome Horae printed on vellum by Gillet and Germain Hardouyn, richly illuminated by a contemporary hand, bound in morocco for Philippe de Béthune (1561-1649). In his role as French amabassador. the seigneur de Béthune formed a notable library which included 2500 manuscripts. The library passed to his son Hippolyte who in turn left the collection to Louis XIV in 1658. Almost all the volumes were bound with Philippe de Béthune’s arms. Van Praet 176 cites a copy of Guillaume Godard’s 1516 Heures which was also bound for him. For the present printing, see Van Praet 172. Cf. Brunet V, 1633, no. 2](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2017/CKS/2017_CKS_14299_0230_001(horae_use_of_rome_in_latin_and_french_a_la_louenge_de_dieu_et_de_la_tr115035).jpg?w=1)
![HORAE, use of Rome, in Latin and French. A la louenge de Dieu et de la tressaincte et glorieuse vierge Marie et a l’edification de tous bons catholiques ont esté commencées ces presentes heures a lusaige de Romme tout au long sans riens requerir. Paris: Gillet Hardouyn for Germain Hardouyn, [c. 1509].
A handsome Horae printed on vellum by Gillet and Germain Hardouyn, richly illuminated by a contemporary hand, bound in morocco for Philippe de Béthune (1561-1649). In his role as French amabassador. the seigneur de Béthune formed a notable library which included 2500 manuscripts. The library passed to his son Hippolyte who in turn left the collection to Louis XIV in 1658. Almost all the volumes were bound with Philippe de Béthune’s arms. Van Praet 176 cites a copy of Guillaume Godard’s 1516 Heures which was also bound for him. For the present printing, see Van Praet 172. Cf. Brunet V, 1633, no. 2](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2017/CKS/2017_CKS_14299_0230_000(horae_use_of_rome_in_latin_and_french_a_la_louenge_de_dieu_et_de_la_tr105553).jpg?w=1)
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HORAE, use of Rome, in Latin and French. A la louenge de Dieu et de la tressaincte et glorieuse vierge Marie et a l’edification de tous bons catholiques ont esté commencées ces presentes heures a lusaige de Romme tout au long sans riens requerir. Paris: Gillet Hardouyn for Germain Hardouyn, [c. 1509]
A handsome Horae printed on vellum by Gillet and Germain Hardouyn, richly illuminated by a contemporary hand, bound in morocco for Philippe de Béthune (1561-1649). In his role as French amabassador. the seigneur de Béthune formed a notable library which included 2500 manuscripts. The library passed to his son Hippolyte who in turn left the collection to Louis XIV in 1658. Almost all the volumes were bound with Philippe de Béthune’s arms. Van Praet 176 cites a copy of Guillaume Godard’s 1516 Heures which was also bound for him. For the present printing, see Van Praet 172. Cf. Brunet V, 1633, no. 232; Lacombe 195; Murray 271.
Octavo (207 x 123mm). On vellum. 33 lines, gothic letter. Title without ornament, anatomical man and four smaller figures on title verso, 18 full-page woodcuts, small figures of saints in text, all richly illuminated in colours and gold, initials and capitals supplied in colour, without borders. (Light creasing, illumination on E6v a little soiled, some light marginal soiling elsewhere, K4 and K6 with small repairs, K8 holed with slight loss). Earlier 17th-century red morocco gilt with arms on sides of Philippe de Béthune, comte de Selles, de Charost, de Mors, marquis de Chabris [Olivier 442.1], his cypher at corners and repeated on spine, gilt edges (upper joints cracked, corners bumped).
A handsome Horae printed on vellum by Gillet and Germain Hardouyn, richly illuminated by a contemporary hand, bound in morocco for Philippe de Béthune (1561-1649). In his role as French amabassador. the seigneur de Béthune formed a notable library which included 2500 manuscripts. The library passed to his son Hippolyte who in turn left the collection to Louis XIV in 1658. Almost all the volumes were bound with Philippe de Béthune’s arms. Van Praet 176 cites a copy of Guillaume Godard’s 1516 Heures which was also bound for him. For the present printing, see Van Praet 172. Cf. Brunet V, 1633, no. 232; Lacombe 195; Murray 271.
Octavo (207 x 123mm). On vellum. 33 lines, gothic letter. Title without ornament, anatomical man and four smaller figures on title verso, 18 full-page woodcuts, small figures of saints in text, all richly illuminated in colours and gold, initials and capitals supplied in colour, without borders. (Light creasing, illumination on E6v a little soiled, some light marginal soiling elsewhere, K4 and K6 with small repairs, K8 holed with slight loss). Earlier 17th-century red morocco gilt with arms on sides of Philippe de Béthune, comte de Selles, de Charost, de Mors, marquis de Chabris [Olivier 442.1], his cypher at corners and repeated on spine, gilt edges (upper joints cracked, corners bumped).
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