Mazot (François) Le Tableau de la Croix..., engraved throughout, handsome later red morocco
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Mazot (François) Le Tableau de la Croix representé dans les ceremonies de la Ste. messe..., engraved throughout with 43 leaves incorporating pictorial title, dedication, portrait of dedicatee Charles de l'Aubespine by de Gheyn, and 77 plates with text by J.Collin on 40 leaves, without note to reader on verso of title and privilege leaf at end, also without plates numbered 36 & 38, a crisp and clean copy in handsome 19th century crushed red morocco, by Capé, covers with onlaid green morocco shaped centre- and corner-pieces elaborately and finely tooled in gilt with pointillé flowers, volutes and small gilt dots, spine titled in gilt in compartments with five raised bands, g.e., signed at foot of front turn-in, marbled board slip-case, 8vo (172 x 120mm.), Paris, F.Mazot, 1651; sold as a binding, not subject to return*** A lovely copy of this collection of engravings of Saints with flowers and scenes from the Mass, all in a charming later binding by the Parisian royal bookbinder Capé, known for his delicate work. The number of plates appears to vary.
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Mazot (François) Le Tableau de la Croix..., engraved throughout, handsome later red morocco
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