France: np. 1st Edition. No Binding. Fine. Exquisite depiction of the Holy Trinity from a late 15th Century Book of Hours (c.1475). The Trinity is presented in the pose of "The Mercy Seat" with God the Father on the throne holding the crucified Christ as Man of Sorrows and the Holy Spirit represented as a dove between them. A stunningly beautiful leaf with the miniature on recto painted in rich blue, red, and gold and surrounded by an L-shaped decorative bar and a detailed floral border containing a swan-catcher and swan. With four lines of text including a three-line initial in gold and blue beneath the miniature. Verso with 15 lines of text and half floral border. With two single and two two-line initials in gold and other colors. France: c1475. Size: Leaf 12.6 x 8.5 cm; Miniature: 7.0 x 4.5 cm. Closely cropped at top and right margin. In fine condition with colors remarkable sharp and bright.

France, late, 1475. 162 x 114 mm (6 3/8 x 4 1/2"). Single column, 16 lines of text in a fine gothic book hand. Text of saints' days in alternating red or blue (special saints in gold), headings and numerals in burnished gold, five one-line initials in burnished gold on a red and blue ground, the usual "K L" at top left of recto in the form of gray and white acanthus leaves on a background of brushed gold, verso with quarter panel border featuring blue and gold acanthus leaves and sprays of blue or pink flowers on leafy stems, RECTO WITH THREE-QUARTER BORDER of red and blue acanthus and various flowers on a brushed gold ground, THE LOWER BORDER WITH A MINIATURE OF A SCORPION (representing Scorpio, the Zodiac sign of the month), AND THE FORE BORDER WITH A MINIATURE SHOWING THE LABOR OF THE MONTH (a man sowing). A bit of browning right at fore edge on both sides, minor wrinkling to inner margin, otherwise IN FINE, BRIGHT CONDITION, with only the most trivial loss of pigment. Perhaps even more than in the previous three leaves, the artist here has made excellent use of gold in the labor of the month miniature, where it appears as the bright rain of seeds being scattered into freshly ploughed furrows as well as the leaves taking on their autumnal coloring on the trees in the background. We notice this in particular because the gold on this leaf is even a bit more glittering than on the others. The worker here is warmly dressed for the cool fall weather, and the contrast of the brown plowed earth to the green field behind it is appealing.

France,: Paris or Rouen, circa 1475-, 1500.. Illuminated leaf, 215 x 139 mm., with an illuminated panel border on each side of the leaf, one 2-line initial, ten 1-line initial and eight line-fillers, 18 lines of gothic bookhand; in excellent condition. A beautifully illuminated leaf from a luxurious fifteenth-century French Book of Hours. On the recto the decorative panel border features a hybrid figure riding a grotesque animal with a human head and the body of a lion. The panel border on the verso is composed of blue and gold acanthus and coloured flowers and leaves in fields of liquid gold. The delicate initials suggest that it was executed in either Paris or Rouen. The extensive use of liquid gold in the margins forming unusual geometric forms is typical for manuscripts made in the second half of the fifteenth century.

Northern France (probably Paris),: circa 1475-, 1500.. Illuminated leaf, 215 x 139 mm., with an illuminated panel border on each side of the leaf, one 2-line initial, eleven 1-line initial and nine line-fillers, 18 lines of neat gothic bookhand; in excellent condition. A beautifully illuminated leaf from a French Book of Hours with all the hallmarks of Paris- or Rouen work at the end of the 1400s. On the verso, the decorative panel border features a spikey-haired grotesque with a ruddy snout, happily playing a flute and a drum. The panel border on the recto is composed of blue and gold acanthus and coloured flowers and leaves in roundels of liquid gold.

Tempus Libri. New. Hardcover. <p>Emperor Frederick III.  polepšuje Prague's Old Town character and camp at Neuse am Rhein issued ninth June 1475 confirming the German-language list. </p><p>The Charter describes what is betterment for granted and to what extent:  "We Fridrich, by God's grace Roman Emperor (...).  We confess and publicly announce to everyone in this letter to all those who see or hear him read, (...) Now that our honorable, wise, us and our empire particularly dear and loyal mayor, councilors and all the townsfolk of Old Town and the ancestors of this described below and sign jewel, namely: red shield over the center of it passing over the castle wall battlements of silver in it standing three silver towers and battlements open the silver gate, adorned with a canopy and a silver portcullis, as an excellent urban character of the Old Town have been using and led, let us stated Mayor, councilors and all the townspeople same City Hall put forward its important message to supplicate and pray that we, as a Roman emperor them and all their descendants and heirs purkmistrum, councilors and all the burghers of the Old Town such their urban character from our special imperial grace and goodness decorated, better off, and resume our imperial favor new talent and have provided graciously organized.  Because we recognize and monitor such loyal, willing and courageous service to us a realm often and generously, especially to us with a considerable expenditure of their lives and property, when we were in our our castle in Vienna shelling and siege joyfully and … [Click Below for Full Description]

: ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM IN LATIN AND ITALIAN, Italy (Florence?), c. 1475-1500, with eighteenth-century illuminated borders, 135 x 97 mm., 78 folios, apparently complete apart from the final added prayer (collation, i-vii10 viii8), written in a mannered humanistic bookhand, added prayers in italic (justification, 97 x 64-62 mm.), rubrics in text ink, often capitals highlighted with red diagonal slashes, red initials throughout, some with simple red pen decoration, FIVE ILLUMINATED FULL BORDERS, probably added in the eighteenth-century. BINDING: Bound in eighteenth-century (?) brown leather over pasteboard, with the original Italian, fifteenth-century blind-tooled front and back covers laid down, TEXT: This is an important small-format collection of prayers, together with formal liturgical texts, including the Office of St. Catherine, Mass of the Virgin and biblical readings, in both Latin (approximately sixty-nine texts) and Italian (seventeen prayers). The lengthy vernacular prayers are probably by contemporary fifteenth-century figures (including the Franciscan peacher, Cherubino da Spoleto (1414-1484) on ff. 11-12v, and a certain “Ser Pace patre de sancta felicita,”on ff. 16-19v) and deserve careful study. Dominican connections seem important, including a litany of Mary “composuit frater Margaretus OP,” on ff. 51-53. ILLUMINATION: Six illuminated borders, certainly added, probably in the eighteenth century: f. 1, full border of small red and purple flowers with thin stems and leaves, interspersed with small gold ball; a peacock and coat of a … [Click Below for Full Description]

Venice: Johannes de Colonia and Johannis Manthen, 1475. Second Edition. Hardcover. An Excellent Contemporary Copy of a WorkPublished during the 15th Century Author's Lifetime. 241 x 165 mm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2"). 94 unnumbered leaves (the first and last blank). Double column, 40 lines, gothic letter, capital spaces with guide letters. Second Edition. Contemporary calf over wooden boards, broad triple-ruled blindstamped diaper patterns on covers, small portions of the original spine leather carefully renewed, 17th c.(?) paper label at top of spine, clasp and catch lacking, early (faded) ownership number painted in white over orange at base of spine. Old notes on front blank (including at least one 17th century ownership inscription), a few other neat marginal annotations in the text, modern bookplate of Walter Hirst on last flyleaf. Goff C-184; BMC V, 226. Leather a little spotted, marked, and with minor worming (covers with a total of perhaps 40 small round wormholes), but a very satisfying, entirely solid binding without serious wear. Minor worming at front and back, first couple of quires with a bit of thumbing and soil, but mostly bright, smooth, and fresh internally. This is a very attractive copy in an unrestored period binding of a collection of sermons significant because they comprise the words of a living 15th century author and because they come from one of the earliest presses in Venice. Robertus Caracciolus (1425-95) was the most celebrated preacher in Italy during the last four decades of his life. Called a "second Paul," the "new Paul," and the "prince of preach … [Click Below for Full Description]

[Basle, Switzerland : Michael Wenßler (Wenssler), 1475]. 169 Folio leaves ; 31 cm. ; 2° ; bound in quarter suede with three raised bands, hand-written titles on spine ; an incunable from the early and important press of Michael Wenssler of Basel, Switzerland ; this partial copy without title page or colophon ; Hain 12383, Proctor 7464, British Museum 15th century III, 722 (IB.37053), Polain 3034, Goff P-83, Walsh 1114 ; single column 36 line Gothic type, with conventional 15th century printing ligatures, and with rubricized initials throughout; some generally minor edge staining and tears ; a few worm holes in the margins ; a few pages with larger stains ; this copy with no chapter headings or signature marks ; begins at Quintæ Partis Principalis, Tractatus de Beatitudinibus, with the section on Patience and the temptations of demons and ends the Beatitudes with the discourse on Peace; rubics in the same hand that executed those for the 1474 Quennell edition at the University of Darmstadt ; Michael Wenssler, floruit 1472-1497 [name variations: Wensler, Wensel, Vrenssler, Wenkler or Wenßler] was originally from Strasbourg, but became a citizen of Basel in 1473 and was active from 1475 to 1488, when he had to sell his press to pay off his debts. He then leaves Basel for Cluny, while his family remained behind in penury, and he does not return until 1499, when he retires ; this publication, amongst the earliest for Basle, is of the celebrated work of William of Auvergne, ca. 1180-1271 : the Summa de Virtutibus, or The Summation of Virtues, the first of the famous two-part trac … [Click Below for Full Description]

Venice: Filippo di Pietro, 1475 21 July 1475. 372 unnumbered leaves, roman type, 34 lines, 10 large red ink initials, some greek letters, waterstain on the upper margin of 1 leaf, contemporary wooden boards binding, blind tool decorations, ink titles on the edge, restored. Acid-Free clamshell box. A clean copy in contemporary binding; FIRST EDITION of Leonicenus’ commentary to Lucanus. This edition, first attributed to Vindelinus from Spira, seems to be the second to be printed by Philippus de Petri, the first typographer to use greek types. Brunet III, 985; Goff L172; IGI 6999; BMC V 219. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

1475. With an Early Depiction of What Seems To Be Vineyard Grafting 162 x 114 mm (6 3/8 x 4 1/2"). Single column, 16 lines of text in a fine gothic book hand. Text of saints' days in alternating red or blue (special saints in gold), headings and numerals in burnished gold, four one-line initials in burnished gold on a red and blue ground, the usual "K L" (for "Kalends," that is, the first of the month) at top left of recto in the form of gray and white acanthus leaves on a background of brushed gold, verso with quarter panel border featuring blue and gold acanthus leaves and sprays of blue or pink flowers on leafy stems, RECTO WITH THREE-QUARTER BORDER of red, blue, and pink acanthus leaves and flowers on a burnished gold ground, THE LOWER BORDER WITH A ZODIACAL MINIATURE of a white quadruped (surely a sheep, probably a ram) in a pleasant landscape, representing Aries, AND THE OUTER BORDER WITH A MINIATURE SHOWING THE LABOR OF THE MONTH (a man pruning and/or grafting grapevines). A touch of browning to fore edge, a bit of wrinkling to inner margin, minute loss of blue and white paint of acanthus leaves on the recto, one saint's name a bit smudged, two trivial marginal stains, but still in excellent condition, fresh and clean and with the flesh side (containing the painted scenes) quite bright. This very pleasing calendar leaf and those described in the next three entries are extremely animated and altogether charming. The decoration is full of detail and brightness: the name of month, the numbers, and the major saints' days are all in gold, and all occurrences of "A" in the … [Click Below for Full Description]

WZG, N.d., theatreposter, 84 x 58,5 WZG zam. 1475 R-54. Original edition. Born Nov.8, 1929 in Warsaw, Ý Dec.12, 2000. Graduated from Warsaw ASP (Graphics Division) in 1955. Illustrator, graphic & poster designer. Exhibits : Canada - 1960, Beyruth - 1961, Denmark - 1964, Italy - 1965, Sweden - 1965, Honolulu - 1965. Individual shows : Warsaw - 1962, Vienna - 1963. Many awards : Int'l Exhibit of Film Posters; Vienna 1965 - 2nd Prize for "Nikt nie zna prawdy" film poster; Silver Medal @ Int'l Buchkunst Außtellung - 1971; Gold Medal @ 8 th Int'l Poster Biennale, Warsaw - 1980; Gold Medal @ 5 th Int'l Poster Biennale, Lahti - 1983.

38.5x31 cm. H. - Gilly, Oldenburg 945. Darstellung des vergoldeten Silbertrinkhornes aus der Zeit um 1475. Kurzer Einriß in alter Faltung restauriert.