Livre d'Heures, ou Offices de l'Eglise illustrés d'après les manuscrits de la Bibliothèque du Roi

by Book of Hours

$2,500 · Offered by The Veatchs Arts of the Book

Paris: Chez Aline Guilbert, Libraire, 1843. 5 x 8. 13 , 92, 2 pages with elaborate borders and initials, all hand colored and gilded by a very fine hand. An exquisite labor of love. Bound by L. Claessens et Fils in a morocco plaque binding tooled in gold. Its original silk-lined leather box is worn & stained; but it has kept this Livres d'Heures in perfect condition. In. Item #18246 This is the first issue, with a

• Binding: Leather

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