Martin Hours Illuminated manuscript

Illuminated manuscript. (Hours) Book Of Hours. The Martin Hours, Use of Rome Illuminated manuscript on vellum, in Latin and French Atelier of Jean Coene in Paris c.1495-1500.

      Jean Coene in Paris c.1495-1500. 8vo, 91 leaves, 213 x 104mm, complete: i-ii6, iii12, iv4, v10, vi-vii8, viii9, ix8, x8, xi8, xii-xii2 [the final flyleaf is f 91]; 30 lines, ruled in red ink, written in lettre batarde, rubrics in red, capitals in gold against red or blue, 14 LARGE MINIATURES within Renaissance borders, and 23 SMALL MINIATURES. Contemporary binding of dark brown calf blind stamped (velvet cover of the 17th century has been removed ), gilt edges.The letters on the clasp spell 'MARTIN', the name of the family who first owned the manuscript. This manuscript is in astonishingly good condition: still in its original binding, its illuminations are vibrant and crisp, its ivory-toned vellum clean and fresh. A product of the atelier of Jean Coene IV, the manuscript was either made for or adapted at an early stage for the Martin family. The clasps on the manuscript's binding are ingeniously designed to include all the letters of the Martin name, and seven prayers to St. Martin (the family's name-saint) were added at the end of the manuscript (ff89-90v) in a distinct yet professional scribal hand. The family's genealogy is the last item in the manuscript, written on its final leaf (f.91v).