L’Office de la Semaine Sainte, Selon le Messel & Breviaire Romain…
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L’Office de la Semaine Sainte, Selon le Messel & Breviaire Romain…
Paris: La Compagnie des Librairies Associez au Livre de la Semaine Sainte, 1673
8vo. (188 x 130 mm.) Frontispiece and 8 full-page engravings, of which 5 by Callot. Double column, ruled in red throughout. A little staining and edge-wear to title and frontis, frontis starting but holding, small tear to lower margin of Bii with no loss and upper margin of Qqviii, not touching text, minor marginal worming to quire B and one other, not touching text. Contemporary crushed red morocco richly gilt, the covers decorated with a field of alternating fleurs-de-lys and the initials ‘MT’ crowned, with the large gilt arms of Maria Theresa of Austria to centre of each cover, spine gilt in compartments with the same tools, bumped and scuffed, especially at corners and head and foot of spine, but attractive nonetheless, a.e.g. (but faded).
A handsome 17th-century red morocco binding made FOR QUEEN MARIA THERESA OF AUSTRIA (1638-1683), daughter of Philip IV of Spain and wife of Louis XIV of France. The book, an elegantly printed and illustrated book of Offices for Holy Week, includes five engravings by the celebrated Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635). It would, presumably, have been the product of one of the premier binderies of the time and have been made for distribution as a gift by the Queen.
[BINDING]
L’Office de la Semaine Sainte, Selon le Messel & Breviaire Romain…
Paris: La Compagnie des Librairies Associez au Livre de la Semaine Sainte, 1673
8vo. (188 x 130 mm.) Frontispiece and 8 full-page engravings, of which 5 by Callot. Double column, ruled in red throughout. A little staining and edge-wear to title and frontis, frontis starting but holding, small tear to lower margin of Bii with no loss and upper margin of Qqviii, not touching text, minor marginal worming to quire B and one other, not touching text. Contemporary crushed red morocco richly gilt, the covers decorated with a field of alternating fleurs-de-lys and the initials ‘MT’ crowned, with the large gilt arms of Maria Theresa of Austria to centre of each cover, spine gilt in compartments with the same tools, bumped and scuffed, especially at corners and head and foot of spine, but attractive nonetheless, a.e.g. (but faded).
A handsome 17th-century red morocco binding made FOR QUEEN MARIA THERESA OF AUSTRIA (1638-1683), daughter of Philip IV of Spain and wife of Louis XIV of France. The book, an elegantly printed and illustrated book of Offices for Holy Week, includes five engravings by the celebrated Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635). It would, presumably, have been the product of one of the premier binderies of the time and have been made for distribution as a gift by the Queen.
[BINDING]
L’Office de la Semaine Sainte, Selon le Messel & Breviaire Romain…
Paris: La Compagnie des Librairies Associez au Livre de la Semaine Sainte, 1673
8vo. (188 x 130 mm.) Frontispiece and 8 full-page engravings, of which 5 by Callot. Double column, ruled in red throughout. A little staining and edge-wear to title and frontis, frontis starting but holding, small tear to lower margin of Bii with no loss and upper margin of Qqviii, not touching text, minor marginal worming to quire B and one other, not touching text. Contemporary crushed red morocco richly gilt, the covers decorated with a field of alternating fleurs-de-lys and the initials ‘MT’ crowned, with the large gilt arms of Maria Theresa of Austria to centre of each cover, spine gilt in compartments with the same tools, bumped and scuffed, especially at corners and head and foot of spine, but attractive nonetheless, a.e.g. (but faded).
A handsome 17th-century red morocco binding made FOR QUEEN MARIA THERESA OF AUSTRIA (1638-1683), daughter of Philip IV of Spain and wife of Louis XIV of France. The book, an elegantly printed and illustrated book of Offices for Holy Week, includes five engravings by the celebrated Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635). It would, presumably, have been the product of one of the premier binderies of the time and have been made for distribution as a gift by the Queen.