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Daguerre Val de Loire

29 - [16th-century book]. [Hymn book.
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Estimate €250 - €300
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[16th-century book]. [Hymn book. Latin. 1586]. HYMNI TOTIUS ANNI ex ordine hic coliguntur.... No place, no publisher, 1586. In-12, fol. 289–412, [7] fol. (table of contents), 17th-century black morocco, spine with five raised bands, gilt title, compartments decorated with a blind-stamped fleur-de-lis, double framing of a triple fillet with angular fleurons on the covers, all blind-stamped, gilded name at the top of the upper cover, gilded roulette with cut-outs and inlays, gilded edges on marbled paper (slight rubbing to the edges and caps, slight discolouration). Latin hymnal printed in red and black. The dated title page is paginated 288; this is a self-contained 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, 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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About the sale Books from the 15th to the 21st century, most of which are illustrated. Manuscripts. Painters’ autographs. Maps and plans. Architectural drawings. Normandy.
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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