[16th-century book]. [Hymnal. Latin. 1586]. HYMNI TOTIUS ANN - Lot 29

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[16th-century book]. [Hymnal. Latin. 1586]. HYMNI TOTIUS ANN - Lot 29
[16th-century book]. [Hymnal. Latin. 1586]. HYMNI TOTIUS ANNI ex ordine hic coliguntur.... n.p., n.p., 1586. In-12, f. 289–412, [7] f. (table of contents), 17th-century black morocco, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt title, compartments decorated with a blind-stamped fleur-de-lis, double border of a triple fillet with angular fleurons on the covers, all blind-stamped, gilded title at the top of the upper cover, gilded roulette with cutwork and inlays, gilded edges on marbled paper (slight rubbing on the headbands and caps, slight discoloration). Latin hymnal printed in red and black. The dated title page is numbered 288; this is a standalone section of a larger liturgical work, bound separately here. A well-preserved copy with wide margins and ruled lines. An engraved image depicting Catherine de’ Medici, along with her monogram and her motto “testantur extincta vivere flamma,” was inserted at the time before the title page. Unsigned title page, then signed b-l 12, m 11. Provenance: De Nully (name stamped on the cover); Georges Durand (18th-century engraved bookplate featuring a monogram beneath a count’s crown).
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