Paris, Simon de Colines, 1543.

4to [233 x 164 mm] of 176 ll. (a-y8), 14 full-page engraved plates. Text printed in red and black. Almanac for 1543-1568. Printed title in an architectural frame, all the pages bordered with composite frames, 14 full-page woodcuts with architectural borders specially conceived for each scene, and large decorated initials. Dark brown full calf, covers with a Grolier decoration made of gilt fillets, geometric tracery painted in black and gilt fleurons, spine decorated with small gilt fleurons inside the panels, gilt and chiseled edges, former restoration in the lower part of the front cover. Bookcase.

Rich contemporary binding made by one of the Parisian workshops working for Jean Grolier, the "Pecking Crow" workshop.

Harvard II, 306; Brunet, V, 1661-1662; Renouard, pp. 378-379; Rothschild, vol. 3 n° 2537; Brun p. 233, 8th ed.; Bernard pp. 209-212; Bohatta n° 1212; Lacombe 426, 426 bis; Pichon cat 1897; Rahir 1931; Mortimer 306 ("First Colines quarto edition"); Schreiber;Simon de Colines 206.

One of the most beautiful specimens of the art of historiated hours in the 16th century. (Firmin Didot).

First book of hours published by Simon de Colines in 4to format, and first use of these very important woodcuts in the history of illustration. Decorated on each page, the edition uses 16 fine wood-engraved frames around the text (repeated) of great variety and 14 full-page woodcuts (scenes of the New Testament). Schreiber, while comparing…

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