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La danse macabre nouvelle.

Accession number
PML 75062
Object title

La danse macabre nouvelle.

Uniform title
Dance of death. French
Published

A Paris : par Guyot Marchant, [7 June and 7 July 1486]

Description

[32] leaves : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 28 cm (fol.)

Credit line
Purchased in 1975.
Notes
Title from half-title page, leaf a1r, including the caption: Ce present livre est appelle Miroer salutaire pour toutes gens: Et de tous estatz. et est de grant utilite: et recreacion. pour pleuseurs ensengnemes tant en latin comme en francoys lesquelx il contient. ainsi compose pour ceulx qui desirent ac querir leur salut: et qui le voudront avoir.
Imprint from first colophon, leaf b8v: Cy finit la danse macabre hystoriee [et] augme[n]tee de pleuseurs nouveaux parsonnages et beaux dis. et les trois mors et troif vif emse[m]bles. nouvellement ainsi composee et imprimee par guyot marchant demorant a paris ou grant hostel du college de navarre en champ gaillart Lan de grace mil quatre cent quatre vingz et six le septieme iour de iuing [7 June 1486].
Imprint from second colophon, leaf d8r: Lequel a este imprime a paris par guyot marchant demora[n]t ou gra[n]t hostel de champs gailliart derrenier le college de navarre Lan de grace mil quatre cent quatre vingz et six le septiesme iour de iuillet [7 July 1486].
Printed in Marchant's types 1:75G and 2:107G.
Signatures: a-b⁸; c-d⁸: 32 leaves.
Paper format: Chancery folio.
39 woodcuts, with repetitions.
PML copy leaf dimensions: 27 x 19.5 cm.
PML copy missing 15 leaves: a1.8, b2, b8, c4-5, c8, d1-8. Some edges repaired.
Binding
Modern full black goatskin over paper boards (28 x 20.5 cm), sewn on 4 supports by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London. Plain paper pastedowns and endleaves, and in place missing leaves; decorative endbands.
Variant title
Miroer salutaire pour toutes gens
Inscriptions/Markings
Hand decoration: Rubricaiton not required. Annotations: No marginal notations in text.
Provenance
Edmée Maus (1905-1971), no. 949, monogram booklabel (front pastedown); Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased from André Jammes, 1975.
Classification
Century
Department