MANUSCRIPT. — Prayer book. No place, no date [circa 1600]. S - Lot 163

MANUSCRIPT. — Prayer book. No place, no date [circa 1600]. Small 12mo manuscript (126 x 75 mm) with 364 numbered pages, fawn calfskin, covers adorned with a gilt plate on an azure background featuring interlaced patterns, foliage, and masks; a gilt monogram in a small cartouche set against a plain background in the center; a smooth, decorated spine; gilt edges (late 16th-century binding). The manuscript begins with prayers for King H (Henry IV), followed by suffrages, antiphons, and prayers for the solemn and annual feasts of the saints and for every Sunday of the year. Ruled text. Handwritten note on the first page: “This prayer book belongs to Master Jacques Crozelier, 1635.” Charming plate binding. Endpapers are missing. The top and bottom caps, corners, and part of the lower panel on the spine have been restored. The decoration on the back cover is slightly discolored in places.

Utropspris:SEK 16,422.61

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