BERNARD QUARITCH’S CATALOGUE: ‘ EXAMPLES OF THE ARTor BOOK-BINDING VOLUMES BEARING MARKS OF DISTINGUISHED OWNERSHIP OFFERED AT THE NET PRICES AFFIXED LIST OF CONTENTS 1. ENGLISH AND SOOTTISH BINDINGS, A.D. 160.1890 - BERNARD QUARITCH 15 PICCADILLY, LONDON 1897 EEEEEEENo. 166) [London, January, 1897 EXAMPLES ART OF BOOKBINDING ze VOLUMES BEARING MARKS OF gé DISTINGUISHED OWNERSHIP et (Preceded by the First of all Printed Books) o 1 MAZARINE BIBLE, Pa. 1, col. 1: Incipit epistola sancti iheronimi ad | paulinum presbiterum de omnibus | diuine historie libris . capitulii pmii . | [F]Rater ambrosius | tua michi_munus= | cula pferens Fortieth line: cele- brandiig3 miraclm . ut vrbé tanta, Col. 2: ingressi: aliud extra vrbem quererent . . Fortieth line: eschineus . . legeretur. Pa. 10, col, 1: Bt factii & vespe . . Forly-first fine: ot mali. . Col. 2: die comederis . . Pa. 11, col. 1: deditgs viro suo. . Forty-second line: Fecit’ quoqs dus deus. . Pa. 648: . . laudet dnm . Alla . Pa. 649: (nome f epintola quos iigit sacerdoti | um . . Pa. 1282, L. 2, 42: bz vobis amé. fir “A complete and very fine copy of the first issue of the book, divided Pio 2 vols. folio, ‘et in double columns (with Tines to each column of et mine page, forty-one tenth, and forty-ttoo out the ree of Book) 5 Bue morocco appereni urvenén (Mente, 1450-55} 4000 0 0 needa at Ube rae ner Mt een oosteated a year or two ago by the lesrned Driatzko, who, ant hho made hia exhaustive eager of the acne open of the Menta and the Bamberg Bib ‘inclined, like some others, 2 ena en ceo provious volumes in an before Johan Vigeghe,» perpen oncbcel pra! in Gwronkt Gethotral At the overt” publi netry of Utrecht that Vioghet had, i his, inne rer m er had, in tnd ‘belok two witnode (whovo amos sre given) bequeathed ss boo eolumes ofthe whole Bible, printed ond tortn' down, 40 bo Terpsoaly clnioed up the Gopront of St: Mary, at Zam, nar “ineaord, Aa all hin ie ‘Gatad from Vioghers Swoling ti evident that ho an eiter dying o alive tobe i tha “At the ond of cech voluime a leaf fa added (probably by Debure swhon tondlag the Sook for binding) wl Tactile of the two famous inscriptions by the rubricator in the copy in the Bibl. Nationale, from which it was first made known in ORE inet that this wan the Bible of 1400-53-2 QUARITCH’S CATALOGUE OF BINDINGS. I. English and Scottish Bindings. Reading Abbey, A.D. 1150-60: 2 HIERONYMUS 1m Pyopueris. Fol. 1: noipit liber explanationam ‘eal Torin presbytert sper, Naum "Folio, MS.) ov aL seritten in a beautiful round English hand, leaning’a litle Backwards, tivo columns to eazh page, 44 line to eazh column; a fo leaves om ‘way; in the original boarde covered with white eather “About 1150-60 30 0 0 "Pv later ott oka, t Sat gb te rellam, bt where i tras ove isda the board oe ses tat Itt fongh bat uot very bard wha "ide Tee crf ow Tit age tok place fn th methods of Engl omc bading between 1150 and 1486,""The only nodeablo dierence {a tata. tho more ancient pred the thongs ‘which fasted ibe bande tthe board aa ach farther [a throad the wood belare Tbeyiemerged agin, Cnn they da the Tater Une, Also atthe eater dat the ‘rds were ticker, ad's tongae af eather from the back wan alowed tap analy Sal way over the top andintiom edge. ‘The pecnnce of tis olume i ealy axcertaved, It i ong of « number of ‘books whi in 1748 belonged to James Boweo (and spon al of which be mote “Thay wey all of the oue age tod igs (oth veo ealigraphy aod ining), Bid maa a tree orga eure and recs of onaeipall bang teen writen in Heading Abbey between 1140 and 1170, Haughmond Abbey, A.D. 1200 8 ISIDORUS HISPALENSIS de Semmo Bono— ALQUINUS de Supintin —2 parta in 1 vol. mall folio, MS. ox veuom by a single Hnglish hand, BA leaves in quires of eight, writen in bold round characters, 31 long tinea to each pages in the original bind About 1200 sold “Tid very pn eo spl covering of white deekin over ey thick ak ‘oarda The niage mbich are tned to cover the oveiaping ends of the deer se portion ofa Lata MS, writen y an sh Hod od tes character inthe {erie poe of tho tlt ich mast here born bronght from eid to ne ‘Beaghmond Abbey, fn 8 Tey fat tp and aed ae og, been performed Ae Zakey stout the year araatve wold bw sonddr that he hook bad been writ in Ruglabd eared to Irland by 008 of the ecestis who ‘zompeniad Bcongbow, bound ther, and brought back «ceatory later to be pracated Sara aber pes ances reper Sone eee i Ce nore genres ‘Svante de ogee cr i 90 ermentation on the corer. ‘The sides wor pumiced and thinned, sand pate li ey Hoke ik parchment, atte ack vee lee ough and tik, esl we i and togee of Sage eather aided atthe top tnd. boli of ibe Wouter a protcction for te eigen Toenail remain, "The bands are oly noticable he jecion oie gn ior of fe ac, whch oe eh on at swlebrit was doco in Dubin a 1170-00, Shope abut a0 “ Battle Abbey, 1450: 4 THE BRUT CHRONICLE, Fot.1: Hore may a man heren how Eng- onde was first callyd Albyon ... Last page: .. How the Kyngo hhald hye Parlement at Westmestyr (1445) ~~ ‘Small folio, MS. om VELLUM terion by or for John Nuton (ABbat of Battle in 1463), wanting «a leaf at the end; in the original binding, ‘somewhat damaged ‘About 1450 50 0 0 ‘Ouk boade covered with eather or kin whichis wb the oreappng part thu ar fetend dowa ine tbe urd show tha rebor "The metbous of thn blodr are vba ot ‘nds and on th bac ‘notwithstanding the. damegs thus sndergon, ib rlome i intereing at pens of alog excell Bat Aimy Sree et aad ts Toe Aba ‘ame at owner in wriuen oa the fiylaaves abd Toargioe io several places afer bis ‘loraion tothe digalty. One of thes notes waa writen by John Wsam.—-Another ‘ouk of tho same period was Miouantt RoY, who bas writen some bare of USO fon the end laf, London, 1450-60: 5 SARUM PSALTER AND PRIMER, 2 vols, in 1, small folio, MSS. on vettuM written in red and black, withHenry VII (1505) G INDENTURE aape nerweex rae woost Xerex ao woost xxce ‘With Henry VIII's Insignia 7 AULUS GELLIUS. A. Gauuy . . Nocriom articanow libri. xx. ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH, SEO. XV, XV! TLLUMINATED BonDERS and a great number of gilt and coloured initials ; in the original binding About 1480-40 100 0 0 ‘Bound in or near London in oak boards covered with rough white oenkin, mnoramonted this covering being in perfect condition with the otitching at heed and foot sill unbroken, ‘Tho atrong bands on the back make bold ridges in the does, although the latter ia apparently spi, : MS, ia ono of great interes, containing aa it does an axoep- Sonal iange Gnaity &fprer i nginh—srting tb advance towards « voranoalar proyarbook, "Tho ‘oo is Serum, tho locality may be regarded as London ; a conjecture which is strengthened by « note in tbe calendar nbowing {hel the wrter was in or cows to London in 1610.” Tt iam entry on tho 17th August’—-Ms.éaton and Mr. Dudlel ware beheded thie day ‘Ao, 1610 at of cok it was uppon the aturde With the engraved beckplate of Thomas Phillipe of Tokford, Bucks (about 1770). Pamce Kino Hewav tut vir . . and Thomas Silkestode Priour of ‘the Cathedral Charoh of Sainct Swithania of Wynohostre . « ‘Small folio, THE ORIOTNAL. courtaRranr MS. partly im Latin, but for the most park in English, written on 18 pager of teut0x, with gilt initials, ahd having on th fret page a broad iltuminated border with the Tudor roe, the porteulis, and foliage-omament; in the Tudor binding executed for the Ring “About 1505, ‘Oak i leather which is wil fn 600 conden. The ie sde areola down and norom with rows of SDTTG chad ean de the tie tet pean Tien Ge tt pge ay seed Os rene of Wor dated ash gl th nl pine adn None Gale bases C) ead ech i acne orale gf tt wi si flr no hg hed ent rate fodiseae Geale St et Ste ts aed pean ir its fen phe neriog ad ecknceg Stal eens On ree hte ra anes ingen of ea Selene of tome eal pen’ nen abe eee Ts 00 he skeet gre ony Spi ot of rages or tin lng tery mts wad hs focent ate att ad Sad he Picket fs Sirhan cP e cna era spl tea © fame ot Repel of treo af ane’ fe ens of tsa iy sow ed ‘Bho So's petal asaane a fe ears soa wri en ye oe fy ‘Henry Vil forever; each euccesive Prior to went toi at his wooenon, and to reed EO el ta Ceen =e hep tees ppt eget ers ones tp oo hn no ‘Gate than tn f the ced ais doco of 160, bot of coma nr Siticmear ttn cron he oor sped utven loa nd ene eat SLE Bie" ean hye Wer ct oe span ae See Bian Vite Tete of in Sl given inh ial of he 1603 greet. Colophon : - . (Pavisiia} in edib’ qd8 Ascousiania ..M.D .XI. Small ‘ton the original calf binding (rebackod) . 1511 sort boa nih bind blind tooled in compartment witha order of felugn ia, banty and Srdn ond bating for insets oa he oper covets ‘Tador rose with « dragon on the (spectators) left, 04 an animal wbich may be Intended fo a etl ra greyhound om the right Inoe tike the tage sod supporters of Henry VII (the Beart ofthe rose grentisted) who bad died « couple of Te woo 61s 0