Accession number
PML 2932
Creator
Gréban, Simon, -approximately 1473.
Published
[Paris] : pour Arnoul & Charles les angeliers freres, dimprimer le .xxviie. iour de May Lan Mil cinq cens .xli. [28 May 1541]
Credit line
Purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Notes
Title from title page, Part I, leaf *1r.
At bottom of title page: On les vend en la grand Salle du Palais, par Arnoul et Charles les Angeliers freres tenans leurs bouticques au premier et deuxiesme pilliers deuant la chappelle de messeigneurs les Presidens
Colophon, Part III, leaf HH4v: Fin du mistere de Lapocalipse sainct Jehan euangeliste Nouuellement redige par personnages, auec les miracles fais en lisle de Pathmos, le tout histoire selon les visions, Et fu acheue ledit liure dimprimer le .xxviie. iour de May Lan Mil cinq cens .xli. pour Arnoul & Charles les angeliers freres. [printer's mark]
In three parts.
Signatures: I) *⁴ a-z aa-mm⁶; II) [pi]² A-X Aa-Hh⁶ Ii⁸; III) AA-GG⁶ HH⁴.
Mystère des Actes des Apôtres ascribed to Simon and Arnoul Greban.
Part III, Apocalypse of St. John, title page: Lapocalypse Sainct Jehan zebedee, ou sont comprinses les visions et reuelations que icelluy sainct Jehan eut en lysle de Pathmos, le tout ordonne par figures conuenables selon le texte de la saincte escripture. Ensemble les cruaultez de Domicien Cesar. Avec priuilege. M.D.xli.
Dedication by Louis Choquet on leaf AA1v.
Woodcut borders on title pages to three parts.
Apocalypse with woodcuts derived from Durer and Cranach designs.
Printer's marks on leaves mm6v, Ii8r, and HH4v.
Leaf a1r with small woodcut of Pentecost signed with the Lorraine cross (frequently ascribed to Geoffrey Tory) and the initials G.M. for Guillaume Merlin.
Title page border dated 1537, leaf *1r.
Woodcut of Asumption of the Virgin on leaves *1v and [pi]2v, unsigned.
Apocalypse woodcut on leaf FF6r signed PR.
At bottom of title page: On les vend en la grand Salle du Palais, par Arnoul et Charles les Angeliers freres tenans leurs bouticques au premier et deuxiesme pilliers deuant la chappelle de messeigneurs les Presidens
Colophon, Part III, leaf HH4v: Fin du mistere de Lapocalipse sainct Jehan euangeliste Nouuellement redige par personnages, auec les miracles fais en lisle de Pathmos, le tout histoire selon les visions, Et fu acheue ledit liure dimprimer le .xxviie. iour de May Lan Mil cinq cens .xli. pour Arnoul & Charles les angeliers freres. [printer's mark]
In three parts.
Signatures: I) *⁴ a-z aa-mm⁶; II) [pi]² A-X Aa-Hh⁶ Ii⁸; III) AA-GG⁶ HH⁴.
Mystère des Actes des Apôtres ascribed to Simon and Arnoul Greban.
Part III, Apocalypse of St. John, title page: Lapocalypse Sainct Jehan zebedee, ou sont comprinses les visions et reuelations que icelluy sainct Jehan eut en lysle de Pathmos, le tout ordonne par figures conuenables selon le texte de la saincte escripture. Ensemble les cruaultez de Domicien Cesar. Avec priuilege. M.D.xli.
Dedication by Louis Choquet on leaf AA1v.
Woodcut borders on title pages to three parts.
Apocalypse with woodcuts derived from Durer and Cranach designs.
Printer's marks on leaves mm6v, Ii8r, and HH4v.
Leaf a1r with small woodcut of Pentecost signed with the Lorraine cross (frequently ascribed to Geoffrey Tory) and the initials G.M. for Guillaume Merlin.
Title page border dated 1537, leaf *1r.
Woodcut of Asumption of the Virgin on leaves *1v and [pi]2v, unsigned.
Apocalypse woodcut on leaf FF6r signed PR.
Description
[4], i- ccxx; [2], i-clxxv, [1]; [1], ii-xlvi leaves : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 31 cm. (folio)
Inscriptions/Markings
Annotations: "1541 G4." (title page). Inscription referring to copy sold at the Gaignat sale, 1769, lot 1902 for 150 livres: "H 1902 de Gaignat 150" (front fly leaf verso).
Provenance
Dr. John Monro (1715-1791), his sale, Bibliotheca Monroiana, Leigh & Sotheby, 23 April 1792, lot 1760; Michael Wodhull, signature and acquisition notes: Leigh's Auction, Dr. Monro's Library, 3v in one £1.1.-, April 30th, 1792 (front fly leaf), and secondary date, Aug. 7th 1797 (rear fly leaf); unidentified shelf marks: "BB. 43 (43 crossed out to 13) (front fly leaf verso) and "S.4.4." (front fly leaf verso); James Toovey (1814-1893), Burnham Abbey booklabel (front pastedown); Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Binding
18th-century French red morocco (perhaps by Derome le jeune), with marbled paper pastedowns and fly leaves; gilt edges.
Classification
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