Heading: (Book of Hours - Use of Paris)
Author: Bonhomme, Yolande
Title: Ces Presentes Heures a Lusaige de Paris Toutes au Long sans Rien Requerir: Nouuelleme[n]t Imprimees Audict Lieu, Auecques Plusieurs Belles Hystoires
Place Published: Paris
Publisher:Par la veufue de Thielma[n] Keruer
Date Published: 1525
Description:

123 leaves (of 136). Lacks A gathering and leaves B1-5, R8 with colophon. With 45 large metal or woodcut illustrations. Gothic bastarda-style type printed in red and black within elaborate historiated borders. 21.3x14.5 cm (8¼x5¾"), later full calf, blindstamped and ruled in gilt, rebacked with old spine laid down, marbled endpapers.

Impressively illustrated and produced book of hours printed by the first woman to publish the Bible, Yolande Bonhomme, widow of Thielman Kerver. Annotations in an early hand throughout text. Bookplate of noted French collector Philippe-Louis Bordes de Fortage (d.1924). Text in Latin and French. Title and imprint from NUC. Scarce, 5 copies located, 2 of which in North America. Bohatta, Livres d'Heures 323; Brunet V, 1624 no. 198.

Other copies identified: New York Public Library (NYPL), Morgan Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cambridge, State Library of Victoria in Australia. NYPL copy has additional gathering aa at end with its own colophon, consisting chiefly of illustrations; possibly not issued as such, not included in collation above. Full page illustrations present:

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  f.B6v.: Christ with Arma Christi (Instruments of the Passion)


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  f.B7v.: Saint John writing from the island of Patmos


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  f.C2r.: The Kiss of Judas


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  f.C6v.: Tree of Jesse


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  f.C7r.: The Annunciation


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  f.D7r.: The Visitation


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  f.E3v.: The Kiss of Judas (same cut as C2r.)


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  f.E4v.: The Harrowing of Hell


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  f.E5v.: The Nativity


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  f.E8r.: Jesus before Pilate


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  f.F1r.: Resurrection, Jesus emerging from tomb


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  f.F2r.: Annunciation to the Shepherds


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  f.F4r.: Ecce homo


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  f.F5r.: Resurrected Christ appearing to Mary


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  f.F6r.: Adoration of the Magi


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  f.F8r.: Jesus carrying the Cross


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  f.G1r.: Resurrected Christ appearing to Mary Magdelene in the garden


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  f.G2r.: Circumcision of Jesus


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  f.G4r.: The Crucifixion


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  f.G5r.: Road to Emmaus appearance


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  f.G6r.: Flight into Egypt


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  f.H1r.: Jesus removed from the Cross


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  f.H2r.: Doubting Thomas


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  f.H3r.: Coronation of the Virgin


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  f.H5r.: Laying Jesus in the tomb


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  f.H6r.: Pentecost


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  f.H7r.: David and Bathsheba


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  f.H8r.: Death of Uriah


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  f.I1r.: Nathan rebukes David


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  f.I2v.: David repents


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  f.I4r.: David makes a sacrifice


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  f.I5v.: David's Promise to Bathsheba


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  f.I6v.: David crowns Solomon king


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  f.K3v.: The Three Dead


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  f.K4r.: The Three Living


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  f.L1r.: Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise


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  f.L2r.: Adam and Eve and their children


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  f.L3r.: Adam kneeling before God


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  f.L6r.: Funeral service


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  f.L7r.: Birth and death


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  f.L8r.: Purgatory


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  f.M3r.: Last Confession


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  f.M4r.: Job praying


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  f.M5r.: Birth of a child


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  f.N3r.: Shield of the Trinity


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  f.P4r.:The Virgin of the Litanies

Binding rubbed, occasional soiling or spotting to text, but overall rather clean and bright; very good or better.