MANUSCRIT] - HEURES A L'USAGE DE ROME - Paris, Atelier de Je - Lot 374

MANUSCRIT] - HEURES A L'USAGE DE ROME - Paris, Atelier de Jean Pichore, (between 1502 and 1520). In-8, 117 ff. on parchment, 7 of which are blank, 17th-century morocco, boards decorated in the Du Seuil style with fleurons at the corners, gilt edges, silver clasps. The irons used are related to those of the bookbinders who worked for the bibliophile Hélie Du Fresnoy (1614-1698). Text: Calendar (ff. 4 to 9) Pericope of the Gospels (ff. 10 to 13 v) The Passion (ff. 13 v to 18) Hours of the Virgin (ff. 19 to 59) Penitential Psalms (ff. 60 to 65) Litany of the Saints (ff. 66 to 70) Office of the Dead (ff. 71 to 91) Suffrage of the Trinity (ff. 92 and 93) Stabat mater (ff. 94 and 95 r) Suffrage of the Saints (ff. 95 to 109) Devotion to the Virgin Mary (ff. 109 v to 112) ILLUSTRATION : 3 v: Coat of arms of Christophe de Marle 24 large miniatures surrounded by gilded porticos. The dimensions given correspond to their limits. 10 r: Saint John on the island of Patmos. In principio erat verbum... 175 X 118 mm 13 v: The kiss of Judas, Passio secundum Johannem... 169 x 118 mm including portico 19 r : Virgin and Child, Obsecro te... 176 X 119 mm 23 v: Tree of Jesse with coat of arms 183 X 110 mm, a little rubbed 24 r : Annunciation, Domine labia mea aperies 180 X 118 mm 33 r : The Visitation, Deus in adjutorium meum intende... 174 X 123 mm 39 r : Crucifixion, Domine labia mea aperies... 175 X 122 mm 40 r: Pentecost 173 X 25 mm 40 v: Nativity 176 X 122 mm 43 r : Announcement to the shepherds 180 X 120 mm 45 v : Adoration of the Magi 172 X 120 mm 47 v : Presentation in the Temple 178 X 120 mm 49 v : Flight into Egypt 175 X 122 mm 53 r. Coronation of the Virgin, Converte nos Deus salutaris noster... 177 X 124 mm 60 r : King David, Domine ne in furore tuo arguas me... 178 X 120 mm 71 r : Job 174 X 118 mm 92 r : The Trinity 176 X 123 mm 94 r : Pietà, Stabat mater 177 X 122 mm 98 r: Saint Andrew 174 X 120 mm 100 v. Saint Christopher 175 X 125 mm 101 v.: Saint Sebastian 172 X 123 106 r: Saint Louis 169 X 122 mm 107 r : Saint Mary Magdalene 180 X 125 mm 110 r : Annunciation 177 X 120 mm Small miniatures : 4 r to 9 v: calendar, 24 small miniatures related to rural work or the signs of the zodiac 45 X 30 mm 15 small miniatures : 11 r: Saint Luke 47 X 35 mm 11 v : Saint Matthew and the angel 42 X 32 mm 12 v : Saint Mark 52 X 37 mm 93 r : Saint Veronique 46 X 33 mm 95 r : Saint Michael 37 X 30 mm 96 v : 2 small miniatures: Saint John the Baptist and Saint Barbara 37 X 28 mm 97 r: Saint Peter and Saint Paul 40 X 32 mm 97 v: Saint James the Greater 47 X 30 mm 98 v : 2 small miniatures: Saint Etienne and Saint Laurent 45 X 32 m 99 r : Saint Thomas the Apostle 49 X 32 mm 102 r: Saint Denis 48 X 33 mm 102 v: Saint Nicholas 45 X 34 mm 103 r : Saint Augustine 45 X 32 mm Numerous gilded initials on a red or blue background. Book of Hours produced in the workshop of Jean Pichore, active in Paris from 1502 to 1520, one of the most sought-after artists of his time. He worked extensively for Cardinal d'Amboise, Archbishop of Rouen, and also for Louise de Savoie. With the assistance of numerous collaborators, he created a style that was soon to be widely followed. Of particular note are Remèdes de l'une et l'autre Fortune and Triomphes de Pétrarque, and Chants royaux for Louise de Savoie. Some examples reproduced in Zöhl (Jean Pichore Buchmaler, Graphiker und Verleger in Paris. Turnhout, Brepols, 2004) show a clear analogy in terms of composition: Le baiser de Juda, Book of Hours preserved in Trier, cathedral treasure Hs. 73, fol. 21 v (here 13 v) - La Présentation au Temple, Livre d'heures du cardinal de Bérulle, cat. Héribert Tenschert, LM IV, 2, fol. 82 v (here 47 v) - Crucifixion, Livre d'heures, New York Pierpont Morgan Library, M. 291, fol. 66 (here 39 r) - Le baiser de Juda, Book of Hours printed for Pichore and de Laistre in Paris in 1504, Berlin, Kupfertischkabinett 796 (here fol 13 v). PROVENANCE: Christophe de Marle (1485-1570) Canon of Avranches and King's Councillor to the Parliament, whose coat of arms is shown (fol. 3 v: Argent on a bend Sable charged with three sprockets Argent). On folio 23 r, the footnote reads: Incipit hore secundum usum romane edite pro magistro Cristophoro de Marle canonico abrincae. His epitaph can be found at the Blancs-Manteaux convent (see Epitaphier du vieux Paris II, n°550). Label on upper cover: ''Exposition universelle de 1867 n°4418.