COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printed Works Collection
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Early Printed Works Collection
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Identifier:
exws_epw_001bk
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exws_epw_001bk
Identifier
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Shelfmark:
CAGE BX2080 .A2 1502
manuscript_identifier
CAGE BX2080 .A2 1502
Shelfmark
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Title:
Printed Book of Hours (Use in Rome)
title
Printed Book of Hours (Use in Rome)
Title
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Alternative Title:
Hore beate marie v[ir]ginis s[e]c[un]d[u]m usu[m] Romanum ... requisitione aliqua cu[m] pluribus orationibus in gallico et latino
alternate_title
Hore beate marie v[ir]ginis s[e]c[un]d[u]m usu[m] Romanum ... requisitione aliqua cu[m] pluribus orationibus in gallico et latino
Alternative Title
false
Alternative Title:
Hore beate virginis secundum usum Romanum absque requisitione aliqua cum pluribus orationisbus in gallico et latino
alternate_title
Hore beate virginis secundum usum Romanum absque requisitione aliqua cum pluribus orationisbus in gallico et latino
Alternative Title
false
Author:
Catholic Church
author
Catholic Church
Author
false
Contributor:
Vostre, Simon, active 1488-1520
contributor
Vostre, Simon, active 1488-1520
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Pigouchet, Philippe, active 15th century-16th century
contributor
Pigouchet, Philippe, active 15th century-16th century
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Master of the Unicorn Hunt, active approximately 1480-1510
contributor
Master of the Unicorn Hunt, active approximately 1480-1510
Contributor
false
Origin Date:
ca. 1502
date_original
ca. 1502
Origin Date
false
Origin Location:
Paris (France)?
location__creation_site_
Paris (France)?
Origin Location
false
Description:
Illustrated book of hours, in Latin, with metal cut borders on every page, full page illustrations, and hand illuminated initials throughout text. Calendar, dated 1502-1520, in French. Metalcut border designs attributed to Jean d’Ypres, also known as Master of Anne de Bretagne (active ca. 1480-1510). The French printer and engraver Philippe Pigouchet (active 1488-1518) and the printer Simon Vostre (active 15th century) worked together to produce hundreds of Books of Hours between 1475 and 1600.
description
Illustrated book of hours, in Latin, with metal cut borders on every page, full page illustrations, and hand illuminated initials throughout text. Calendar, dated 1502-1520, in French. Metalcut border designs attributed to Jean d’Ypres, also known as Master of Anne de Bretagne (active ca. 1480-1510). The French printer and engraver Philippe Pigouchet (active 1488-1518) and the printer Simon Vostre (active 15th century) worked together to produce hundreds of Books of Hours between 1475 and 1600.
Description
false
Provenance:
Printed in Paris by Simon Vostre and Pierre Pigouchet about 1502 based on Almanac dated 1502-1520. “Bohatta 752” written in pencil on verso of first flyleaf. Stern-Graveur book plate with motto “ex libris” device on front pastedown. Front cover stamped with "Nicole" in floral border; back cover stamped with "De Viry" in floral border.
provenance
Printed in Paris by Simon Vostre and Pierre Pigouchet about 1502 based on Almanac dated 1502-1520. “Bohatta 752” written in pencil on verso of first flyleaf. Stern-Graveur book plate with motto “ex libris” device on front pastedown. Front cover stamped with "Nicole" in floral border; back cover stamped with "De Viry" in floral border.
Provenance
false
Extent:
140 leaves
extent
140 leaves
Extent
false
Subject:
Early printed books
subject
Early printed books
Subject
false
Subject:
devotional calendars
subject
devotional calendars
Subject
false
Subject:
Decoration and ornament, Renaissance
subject
Decoration and ornament, Renaissance
Subject
false
Subject:
Dance of death
subject
Dance of death
Subject
false
Subject:
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
subject
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Books of hours--Texts--Early works to 1800
subject
Books of hours--Texts--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Books of hours--France
subject
Books of hours--France
Subject
false
Subject:
black letter (typefaces)
subject
black letter (typefaces)
Subject
false
Subject:
illustrated books
subject
illustrated books
Subject
false
Subject:
metal cuts
subject
metal cuts
Subject
false
Language:
lat
language
lat
Language
false
Language:
fre
language
fre
Language
false
Dimensions:
19 cm
section_title_english
19 cm
Dimensions
false
Material:
parchment
book_type
parchment
Material
false
Physical Description:
Leaves signed on recto a-c⁸, d⁴, e-s⁸
collation
Leaves signed on recto a-c⁸, d⁴, e-s⁸
Physical Description
false
Binding:
Contemporary calf over thin wooden boards, stamped with floral border. Front cover stamped with "Nicole" in floral border. Back cover stamped with "De Viry" in floral border. Yellowed parchment. Front and end leaves of modern paper.
binding
Contemporary calf over thin wooden boards, stamped with floral border. Front cover stamped with "Nicole" in floral border. Back cover stamped with "De Viry" in floral border. Yellowed parchment. Front and end leaves of modern paper.
Binding
false
Decoration Description:
Simon Vostre's device on title page, featuring a shield hung from a tree, supported by two leopards, and bearing the initials “SV.” 18 full-page metal cuts within architectural borders and 29 small metal cuts in text. Numerous scenes in paneled form with foliate decoration or bars. Many historiated metal cut borders on each page in black ink. On f. 2r, metal cut of the January Planetary Man shown as a skeleton surrounded by zodiacal instructions. Many 1 or 2 line gold initials on alternating grounds of red and blue within text, hand painted. Most initials smudged or missing gold, blue or red ink possibly from water damage. On ff. 91v-115v, text surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with panels of “dance of deaths” sequence. Numerous line fillers on ff. 84v-90v.
decoration
Simon Vostre's device on title page, featuring a shield hung from a tree, supported by two leopards, and bearing the initials “SV.” 18 full-page metal cuts within architectural borders and 29 small metal cuts in text. Numerous scenes in paneled form with foliate decoration or bars. Many historiated metal cut borders on each page in black ink. On f. 2r, metal cut of the January Planetary Man shown as a skeleton surrounded by zodiacal instructions. Many 1 or 2 line gold initials on alternating grounds of red and blue within text, hand painted. Most initials smudged or missing gold, blue or red ink possibly from water damage. On ff. 91v-115v, text surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with panels of “dance of deaths” sequence. Numerous line fillers on ff. 84v-90v.
Decoration Description
false
Description of Type:
Gothic type, 21 lines per page of printed text, ruled in red. Text in black with single line and two line hand painted blue and red and gold ink initials. Change of hands on last leaf, frame ruled in lead and hand written in gothic. Rubricated in red.
description_of_hands
Gothic type, 21 lines per page of printed text, ruled in red. Text in black with single line and two line hand painted blue and red and gold ink initials. Change of hands on last leaf, frame ruled in lead and hand written in gothic. Rubricated in red.
Description of Type
false
Is Part Of:
Early Printed Works Collection
original_manuscript
Early Printed Works Collection
Is Part Of
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
contributing_institution
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Date-Issued:
2020
date_digital
2020
Date-Issued
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
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Format:
image/jp2
format
image/jp2
Format
false
Standardized Rights Statement:
standardized_rights_statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Standardized Rights Statement
false
Rights:
This book is in the public domain. Digital access provided by Special Collections, Western Michigan University.
rights_management
This book is in the public domain. Digital access provided by Special Collections, Western Michigan University.
Rights
false