by two cherubs.-On another page there is an initial enclosing two figures, and, at the side, a charming little Florentine border.-On another page a figure of the Virgin within an initial D.-On another a gold classical bust on black in a medallion.-On another a white bust of Lucretia on black in a medallion.-On another a head of Christ. On another a rich border and St. Apollonia in the initial.— Two leaves further on two more figures connected with borders; and again two cherubs at the foot of a border.-Next, two figures in an initial, and a border.-Again a rich border, a bearded man playing a musical instrument.-Fanciful figures on three pages. A rich border, the Virgin within an initial D.-Four pages with fanciful figures. A brilliant whole border, enclosing a white bust on black, with the letters C. F., a standing figure of St. Catherine within the initial D.-Two pages with figures.-A splendid page with a border enclosing a naked half figure; a female saint in the initial C.A medallion of a white bust on black. Five pages with figures and two with pretty borders.-Two cherubs supporting an IHS.Four pages with figures, and one with a mask.-A magnificent page in compartments. On two bands of rosy red, the title and the beginning of the Penitential Psalms in gold; a bust of David with a musical instrument between them. . In the border below, David with Goliath's head; in medallions, two classical busts white on black and four Saints.—Seven pages with small figures.-Another splendid opening page with a skeleton white on black, the title and first words of the Office for the Dead in gold upon a rosy red ground, six small pictures in medallions, and a floral border on gold-Several pages with small figures and borders.-Hours of the Cross, wanting the first leaf. Opening page of the Office of the Holy Ghost with an initial containing several heads, and an arabesque border in white on gold enclosing a classical bust white on black, lettered M. C. The above is an imperfect recapitulation of the rich and numerous examples of decoration in this charming MS. It may have been the work of Sigismundo dei Sigismundi of Carpi, who usually laboured in Florence at the period. 173 HEURES DE MARGUERITE DE FRANCE, DUCHESSE DE SAVOIE. Fol. 1: an Italian hymn beginning: Quando spuntava il Soll dall' Orizonte.. Foll. 2-18 contain Almanac and Calendar. Foll. 19-20 beginning of Gospel of St. John. Fol. 21 has the royal arms of France on obverse, the ducal arms of Savoy on reverse. Foll. 22-25 contain the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, the Creed, etc. Foll. 26-31 the Gospel-sequences. Fol. 32 a title-page: Hore beate Marie virginis secundum vsum Romanum picture only. Fol. 113. Finis. Fol. 114 contains a Smallest 4to. BEAUTIFUL ILLUMINATED MS. ON VELLUM, written in Italics within decorative borders of floral or £ 8. d. 1559 52 10 0 The colouring is more florid and regular, the design more correct and skilful, than we find them in the work of the fourteenth and fifteenth century. There are some people who prefer art in its earlier stage; there are others who prefer it in its later, and to these the pictures in the above Book of Hours will be a joy for ever. The MS. was written and illuminated for Marguerite de France, Duchesse de Berri, daughter of Francis I, on the occasion of her marriage with Emmanuel-Philibert Duke of Savoy, in 1559. 174 HEURES D'EVREUX. Foll. 1-12 contain the Kalendar. Smallest 4to. MS. ON VELLUM, written within borders of In the Kalendar, on Jan. 31, we find St. Gaud, and on Aug. 11 175 OFFICIUM B. V. M., SANCTE CRUCIS, ETC. 16mo. MS. IN AN ITALIAN GOTHIC HAND ON FINE VELLUM, 238 leaves, with 17 ILLUMINATED FLORAL BORDERS, and 11 initials HISTORIATED WITH SMALL MINIATURES; in an early Venetian binding, overportions, a little damaged, but having the sides decorated with gilt tooling 1460 The date is ascertainable by the diagrams at the beginning for finding the golden letter, etc. The scribe copied them from an older book with the date 1300 on them. The owner, or some one of his time, added new diagrams with the same object, on which the first year appears as 1461. This agrees with the entry of Benardino da Siena in the Kalendar. On the page preceding the text is a drawing of a hand marked with musical notes. 176 HEURES DE ROUEN. Foll. 1-12 contain the Litany. Foll. 13-28 the Gospel Lessons and the two Prayers Obsecro te and O intemerata. On fol. 29 begin the Hours of the Virgin which end on fol. 78. Fol. 79 blank. Foll. 80-87 contain the Matins of the Cross and of the Holy Ghost. Foll. 88-141 contain the Penitential Psalms and the Office for the Dead. Foll. 142-145 a Confession of Faith and Prayer in French, beginning: Mon benoit dieu ie croye de cueur et confesse de bouche. 8 12mo. MS. ON VELLUM, 17 illuminated floral borders with 24 0 0 660 style (about 1560-70) stamped with gold tooling and figured The origin of this book is shown by the entries in the Calendar of 177 HEURES DE LA VIERGE, square small 8vo. ILLUMINATED MS. ON VELLUM, 208 leaves, with 23 MINIATURES, and as many floral borders in which grotesque and other figures are painted; numerous illuminated initials with small sprouting borders of ivy leaves; in an exquisitely fine olive morocco binding done about 1610-20 in the so-called Ere style, and gilt with sprays of foliage, twining curves with dots, and palm leaves enclosing monograms of the original owner -a charming book Probably written in Artois about 1430-40 80 0 Leaf 1 was originally blank; but a later hand (about 1470-80) added the office of St. Barbara. Leaves 2-13 contain the Kalendar all in French, but clearly showing that it was written in Artois or Picardy. Leaves 14-19 are later than the body of the book; they contain a picture of St. Christopher and some French prayers, exhibiting words like dechepvoir, merchy, doulche mere. Leaves 20-26 contain the usual Gospel lessons. 27-29 are commemorations of Saints. 30 contains additions by a later hand. On leaf 31 begin the Hours of the Virgin; on 84 those of the Cross; on 87 the Quinze Ioies in French, ending on leaf 92. 93 is a later addition: Commem. of St. Margaret. Leaves 94-112 the Penitential Psalms; 113-160 the Office for the Dead; 160-162 commemorations, etc. unfinished. Leaves 163183 contain various Devotes Oresons in French, with such words as anonchier, coses (for choses), beneychon (for benoison or benediction), ochire (for occire), etc. Leaves 184-198 are Hymns in French. One of these is said to be by maistre iehan gerson. Leaves 199-203 are commemorations of Saints. 204-208 are later additions. The colouring in the pictures is more remarkable than the design, but there are some good pictures in the book. 178 GOSPELS OF LUKE AND JOHN in Greek, square 12mo. EARLY BYZANTINE MS. 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