Printed Vellum (8 results)

9 Vols., small 4to, orig. cloth. "The first bibliography of books printed on vellum; it describes 1,750 books owned by what is now the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, and 2,750 works which the author traced in other public and private libraries. But it is much more than a mere bibliography of books printed on that precious material; the copious notes make it a valuable bibliography of rare books in many fields." - Breslauer & Folter, Grolier Club, Bibliography, 123.…

Bound in brown wrappers printed in black ink. 12mo. Printed wrappers. Fine, unopened. First edition. 39, [1]pp. Printed at the Sackville Press, Dublin on Japanese vellum. Verey clean and tight throughout Some pages unopened. Uncommon. First Edition: Dublin: Printed for Private Circulation, 1915. [Russell, G.W.] Gods of War and Other Poems. By A.E. Dublin: Printed for Private Circulation, 1915. First edition. 39, [1]pp. Printed at the Sackville Press, Dublin on Japanese vellum. 12mo. Printed wrappers. Fine, unopened. First edition. 39, [1 (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Oratio ad Innocentium VIII. Rome : Eucharius Silber, [1485-1487]. First edition. Only edition known printed on vellum. Quarto (232 x 152 mm). Contemporary boards, new spine. 16 leaves. The last leaf of text is bound at the beginning of the binding. ISTC il00291000. The only recorded copy printed on vellum of this celebration of Pope Innocent VIII s election. Goff L291 ; BMC IV 123 ; BSB-Ink L-227 (précise la datation de l'édition autour de 1485-1487) ; GW M18816. Three copies in US on paper. Lucanus emphasizes the wealth of knowledge inherited from ancient civilization and the importance of studying relics and ancient texts. To illustrate his point, he compiles a catalogue of ancient discoveries and inventions, starting with weapons of war, and proceeding to commercial products such as Spanish linen and wool. He describes the making of silk from silkworms, the invention of writing, and discoveries in medicine, science, philosophy, and literature Bartolus Lucanus Utinensis listed the clock , the cannon and the printing press . (see Shakespeare and Technology: Dramatizing Early Modern Technological Revolutions, p.12). Very little is known about the author. Christie's sale result. $ 21.000.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. xxxii + 440p. Roman and italic type. Text printed within red line border (including half title and first sectional title), general title in red & black within ornamental woodcut border, 4 sectional titles printed in red within individual decorative woodcut borders, last sectional title in red & black within architectural woodcut border; initials. 4 blank vellum leaves bound in at beginning and end of volume. Jansenist dark blue morocco, title gilt-stamped on spine, inner gilt dentelles, edges gilt (by Chambolle-Duru); lightly rubbed. A French literary classic sumptuously printed on vellum containing the Odes of Olivier de Magny (c.1529-c.1560), a gifted lyrical poet from Cahors who was a follower of Ronsard and a friend of Joachim du Bellay. In his introduction to this superbly produced festive Lyon edition, Prosper Blanchemain (1806-79) explains the esteem in which Magny is held, partly due to the fact that he remained in the city most of his short life. The Odes, first published in Paris by André Wechel in 1559, are individually dedicated to persons of genius or high rank. The ornamentation of this volume is based on that of the original Paris edition. From the collection of Marcel Schlimovich with his bookplate inside front cover, and library stamp in blank corners of half title and verso of index leaf. Vicaire V-451.…

177 x 110 mm. (7 x 4 1/4"). Single column, 33 lines in an attractive gothic type. With hand-illuminated initials, and a FULL-PAGE MINIATURE DEPICTING THE RAISING OF LAZARUS, ILLUMINATED IN COLORS AND GOLD BY A CONTEMPORARY HAND. See Hilary Maddocks, "A Book of Hours by Anthoine Vérard," University of Melbourne Collections, issue 16 (2015), pp. 19-20. One quarter-inch repair to the center of the leaf (which on the recto slightly affects Lazarus' neck, and on the verso affects three letters, which have been neatly touched up), a handful of small chips to the paint, the architectural border somewhat rubbed in the lower right corner, mild soiling to the margins; not without flaws, but a richly and carefully colored leaf that is still pleasing. Richly painted and amply highlighted with brushed gold, this leaf from a printed Book of Hours includes a large miniature depicting the raising of Lazarus. Christ stands, arm extended in benediction, over the newly reawakened Lazarus, who gazes up at him, standing upright in his grave. A crowd looks on, with a well-dressed man crouched in front of the grave, apparently having helped Lazarus to stand. Our illuminator has enhanced the drama of the moment, with the rosy cheeks of the bystanders emphasizing Lazarus' deathly pallor, and with Jesus' shimmering robe distinguishing him from the crowd. The faces and folds of cloth are delicately shaded, and the minutely detailed lines of gold carefully applied, stylistically tying this printed leaf to the fully hand-painted Books of Hours that printed versions were slowly replacing during the early years of the 16th century. The composition seems to come from a suite of illustrations designed by illuminator Jean Pichore (fl. 1490-1521), done for the printer Gilles (also Gillet) Hardouyn.…

197 x 130 mm. (7 3/4 x 5 1/8"). Single column, 28 lines, gothic typeface. Ruled in red, two one-line initials and two three-line initials painted in gold on red or blue ground, and A LOVELY, ANIMATED FULL PAINTED BORDER done by hand, with trompe-l'oeil flowers (one leaf also with a moth) on painted gold ground. Top margin a little small, light soiling to vellum, borders with a couple superficial scratches and tiny smudges, but in excellent condition overall. These beautifully embellished leaves from a printed Book of Hours demonstrate the enduring demand for manuscript illumination in the incunabular period and beyond. While the text here was completed on a printing press, the initials and borders were done entirely by hand, adding luxury and luster to otherwise unadorned pages. Although these leaves likely belonged to a Book of Hours printed in Paris (possibly an edition printed for Nicolas Viven in or around 1503), the trompe-l'oeil style seen in the borders was particularly popular among Flemish and Netherlandish illuminators of the period. Because of the artist's use of subtle shading to indicate shadows, the large blossoms here seem to pop off the page, and one of the leaves contains a delicate little moth--attracted, perhaps, by the gleaming painted gold ground.…

197 x 130 mm. (7 3/4 x 5 1/8"). Single column, 28 lines, gothic typeface. Ruled in red, each leaf with several one- to three-line initials painted gold on red or blue ground, and A LOVELY, ANIMATED FULL BORDER DONE IN MANUSCRIPT, with trompe-l'oeil flowers, a moth, a fly, and a bird, on painted gold ground. Light soiling and a couple small stains to vellum, one initial a bit smudged, but in excellent condition overall. This beautifully embellished leaf from a printed Book of Hours demonstrates the enduring demand for manuscript illumination in the incunabular period and beyond. While the text here was completed on a printing press, the initials and border were done entirely by hand, adding luxury and luster to an otherwise unadorned page. Although this leaf likely belonged to a Book of Hours printed in Paris (possibly an edition printed for Nicolas Vivien in or around 1503), the trompe-l'oeil style seen in the border was particularly popular among Flemish and Netherlandish illuminators of the period. The large blossoms and acanthus here seem to pop off the page because of the artist's use of subtle shading to indicate shadows, and there is additional pleasure to be found in the small creatures--a bird carrying a small flower, a moth, and a housefly--that share the space.…

Condition: very good. Summa cura recogniti et emendati per Petrum Burmannum. Lugduni Batavorum : Apud Joannem de Vivie, 1720. Contemp. bindstamped vellum binding. [72], 1178,[54] p., With engraved frontispiece. Title-page printed in red & black with vignette. Binding sl. soiled. Very good copy. Condition : very good copy. Keywords : , rhetoric. …