[Illustrated post-incunabulum]. JACQUES DE VORAGINE. Cy comm - Lot 68

[Illustrated post-incunabulum]. JACQUES DE VORAGINE. Cy commence la legende doree / en francoys... [original title]. Lyon, Jehan de Vingle for Etienne Gueynard, March 22, 1512. In-4, [1] f. (original title), f.IIII-VI, VIII-CCCLXX, figs, contemporary brown calf on wooden boards, covered with parchment, 3 ribbed spine, modern ms. title, traces of clasps (uncovered headpieces, cover gaps, upper board broken; 3 limp. f. lacking, including title, worms in first and last f., with lacunae, dampstaining, vignette or text cut out on 4 f., corners mack. on 2 f., worm holes at very end of vol. concerning the engraving of S. Louis). Extremely rare Lyon edition, in French and illustrated, of Jacques de Voragine's famous Legenda aurea composed in the 13th century. The USTC reports only one copy in Bourg-en-Bresse, none in the Worldcat, Baudrier knows of none in a public collection and mentions only one sale, Brunet mentions only one copy in La Vallière's collection. Text in Gothic script on 2 columns with 42 lines; first page of text in red and black within a woodcut frame adorned with a vignette; woodcut initials. The illustration, entirely woodcut, consists of frames illustrated with small vignettes on 71 pages. Of these, 17 pages contain a vignette measuring approx. 9 x 7 cm (16 different and one repeated), as follows: Exaltation of the Holy Cross (original title). - Nativity (f. c2 v°). - Epiphany (f. e5 r°). - Annunciation (f. m1 v°). - Crucifixion (f. m4 v°). - Resurrection (f. n2 r°). - Ascension (f. r4 r°). - Holy Spirit (f. r8 r°). - Nativity of St John the Baptist (f. t4 r°). - Legend of St Peter the Apostle (f. v2 v°). - Legend of St Paul the apostle (f. v7 v°). - Assumption of Our Lady (f. A8 v°). - Exaltation (identical to title; f. F8 v°). - Legend of St. Francis (f. I8 v°). - Feast of all saints (f. M7 v°). - Commemoration of the dead (f. N3 v°). - Legend of St. Louis king of France (f. V4 r°). Signs: a (5 of 8 f.), b-z8, &8, ?8, A-V8, X10 (USTC 72621; Baudrier XI, 229; Brunet V, 1370).