Lot n° 442

[ GRADUALE ROMARUM : De tempore et sanctis. Iuxta ritum Missalis, ex decreto sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restituti et Pii V. Pont. Max. iussu editi [...].Antverpiae, ex officina Plantiniana, apud Joannem Moretum, 1599].

Estimation : 400 / 500
Adjudication : 450 €
Description
In-f° (text n.c. but incomplete of 9 preliminary lvs -incl. the engr. title-page and the Annunciation engraving-, and from p. 201 -cfr collation by Imhof-, several pages or parts of text replaced by hand, lf. Ffff3 bound in the beginning instead of the end, dampstains throughout -some large-, stains and sometimes mold, margins and tears repaired, some tears without lack not restored, some pp. soiled, cancel on CXLII).
Contemporary binding : calf on wooden boards, sides with brass bosses and clasps and decorated with blind roll-stamps, ribbed spine (small lacks of leather, joints split on about 2 and 5 cm, rare small wears, good condition).

Massive graduale (47 x 28 x 14 cm) printed in large types in black and red, preceeded by the calendar, agremented with musical scores and illustrated with ornemental black or black and red initials. Two of them at pp. 1 and 671 are signed with the monogram "PB" for Pieter van der Borcht.

# Imhof, Dirk.- Jan Moretus and the continuation of the Plantin press. A bibliography of the works published and printed by Jan I Moretus in Antwerp (1589-1610), Leyde, Brill, Hees & De Graaf, G-19 (collation : [24]-845-[1]-CCXXII-[8] pp.);
# BT 1319;
# USTC 407080 (coll. slightly different);
# not in Adams, Machiels, Soltész, STC Dutch.

Imposant graduel imprimé en grands caractères en noir et rouge. Avec des partitions et des lettrines noires ou noires et rouges. Plein veau sur ais de bois avec cabochons et écoinçons en laiton de l'ép. (incomplet de plusieurs pp. au début et à la fin, plusieurs pp. avec texte manquant restitué à la main, mouill. passim..., rel. en bonne condition).
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