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“Heures a l’usaige de Rome” 1503 Parisian Book of Hours Printed on Vellum by Gilles Hardouyn and lavishly hand illuminated
1503 Parisian Book of Hours Printed on Vellum by Gilles Hardouyn “Heures a l’usaige de Rome” Anthoine Chappiel pour Gilles Hardouyn (Hardouin) (?1455 – ?1529) Printed in Paris on 24th November 1503 Printed on VELLUM with contemporary HAND ILLUMINATION from the Workshop of Hardouin. Large border copy. Books of hours were printed in various formats at this time:…
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Hiroshige & Kunisada – Complete album of 55 prints – “Two Brushes” 53 stations of the Tokaido road – 1854-7 publisher Maruya Kyūshirõ
“Two-Brushes” edition of “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road”Sōhitsu gojūsan tsugi – 双筆五十三次 By Utagawa Hiroshige and Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Published by Maruya Kyūshirō from 1854-57 Vertical Oban format (37.2 x 25.7) 55 (of 55) prints – complete (no title page) Print series on the Tokaido road – the famous road between Kyoto (the…